I thought they would wait till the end of the season. 3 - 3 is not a total disaster (although the loss to UCLA really stings... but UCLA did win again yesterday) and who knows, PSU may still salvage something this season.
When you are one of four teams to be favored to win the NT and you lose to a pair of mediocre teams, 3-3 is horrendous...even Clemson lost to decent teams...