PSU vs. Notre Dame: Initial Reactions

The most striking thing was how well the stadium-wide-white-out was executed. The stated goal was to be able to pick out every Irish fan in the Stadium and it was accomplished. I really didn't think that a lot of the older fans would get the memo but it seems that I was horribly wrong.Photo by Nate Smith via The Collegian

I thought Jimmy Clausen, who i started simply referring to as "Pickle" (ex. "Eat that, Pickle!" It was very satisfying. I would really recommend it to any Michigan fan for next week.) played very well. He didn't seem rattled by the atmosphere in Beaver Stadium. He completed several short passes and did what Weiss wanted him to do...Survive.

The defense played extremely well. They sacked poor pickle 6 times, hurried him a lot more, and held Notre Dame to ZERO yards rushing. Yes, zero. The only ND TD came on an Int returned for a TD. The defense looked great.

William's punt return got me insanely fired up. That is the kind of production PSU needs out of D-Will.

Scott played well rushing for 116 yds on 28 carries (4.1yds/carry) and scoring two TDs. Scott really did a good job of putting his head down and doing his best Tony Hunt impression as he ate up yards and the clock with equal zeal. Scott really put the game away for Penn State.

Morelli didn't play particularly well. 12-22, 131 yds, 1 TD, 1 Int. He needs to play better for PSU to make it to the next level. To be fair, he was only 1 mistake away from having the exact game PSU needed.