To say the Nittany Lions played well against the lowly Illinis would be a complete misstatement.
The Lions played just well enough to win, scoring 9 pts in the last 2 minutes of the game disguises that fact.
The Lions only had 11 first downs, only 184 total offensive yards, only 40 rushing yards! Where has the O-line gone? (other than down the tubes!) What saved the Lions was the defense and special teams who scored 16 of PSU’s 26 points! While this is a great contribution from the defense and special teams, there has to be more offensive production for PSU to be successful.
The Defense played fairly well, they did give up a lot of yards (200+ on the ground) but did not give up a touchdown. Poz had a bear-like day,
he racked up 13 tackles and forced a fumble. Dan Connor, or Captain Underrated, chipped in with 12 tackles and a sack for a safety.
AMMO had a reasonable day, he completed over 50% of his passes and threw for a TD. However, he also tossed a pick and only picked up 144 yards on 18 completions. The offense is strug-gel-ling. PSU needs more offensive production than they got today if they are hoping to win-out and get to a quality bowl game.
GO STATE! BEAT THE BOILERMAKERS!
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