It was clear the moment 00:00 was hit on the Kinnick Stadium scoreboard, but now we're living it: The bye week will be dominated by talk of any kind about the health of quarterback Sean Clifford.

The Penn State and college football newsstand for Oct. 12 is again loaded with stories and opinions about the veteran passer and what could happen if he plays against Illinois compared to if he is out for a long time. And, speaking of that, we now know television information for the scrap with the Fighting Illini in two weeks.

Let's get to the top headlines and tweets about the Nittany Lions on Oct. 12.

We'll start with Clifford's cryptic Instagram post. No. 14 wrote a caption that read: "In life, moments will come and go. Trials will come and go. It’s the memories with the people around you that live forever. Time to create more memories ⚔️♟#BTB"

What does it mean? Good luck deciphering it, but it was the lone update of Monday.

For those hoping to learn more about the status of all injured players, Franklin will speak to the media only once during this week without a game. That opportunity will come Wednesday night following practice.

After we told you about Saquon Barkley's injury in yesterday's newsstand, we now have an update, and it appears to be good news for the New York Giant, or at least as good as he could have hoped for.

Penn State-Illinois has long been scheduled to be a Noon kick, but now we know who will televise it: ABC. No announcer information has been announced yet.

Mid-season evaluation: Can Penn State survive without Sean Clifford?: McGuire, Yahoo

What makes future Penn State Nittany Lion RB Nick Singleton so special?: Snyder, BWI

Idle week comes at opportune time for Nittany Lions: Hayes, CNHI

Thoughts on Penn State's Iowa loss, Ta'Quan Roberson, more: Eckert, BWI

How many more games will Penn State win this season?: Giger, DKPittsburghSports

Week 7 Recap: Dani Dennis-Sutton returns, Ken Talley & KJ Winston shine: Snyder, BWI

‘I learned we’re fighters’: No. 7 Penn State faces latest test in rebounding from first loss at No. 2 Iowa: Gallen, PennLive

Penn State Tuesday takes: Finding QB positives, the season so far, and more: Pickel, BWI

Odafe Oweh times Colts' snap perfectly for strip-sack in red zone: NFL.com

Path forward for Penn State football depends on perspective: Final thoughts: Bauer, BWI

College football midseason takeaways: Surprises, disappointments, Heisman picks and more: ESPN

Film Study: Injury to Sean Clifford upends sterling defensive performance: Carr, BWI

"It has to be his speed and strength. He’s five to 10 pounds bigger this year and substantially more powerful. He just runs through tackles, game in and game out. When you get him on the edge, you need two or three guys on him because once he gets up to speed, he’s just running through tackles all the time. If he gets into the open field, he’s pulling away from people."

--Governor Mifflin coach Jeff Lang to BWI about PSU running back commit Nick Singleton.

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