PSU 45, OSU 14
Overall, it was nice to see PSU romp OSU the way they did. Even when facing weaker opponents you do get a glimpse of your weaknesses. Wisconsin is starting slow, Michigan can't throw the ball at all. etc. Last year when playing Buffalo it became pretty clear that Penn State was a team that tended to start slow and you could pass on. Today I really didn't see much negative. The run defense was a little weak and it seemed that once they finally started rushing in the second half that PSU was somewhat breakable that way, but even so they were hardly destroyed on the ground. We'll see if Syracuse will expose them somewhere, although the way the Orange are playing they might not even come to the stadium next week.
- Daryll Clark finally ran today...it's great to see that dimension on offense again.
- The O-Line is making Royster look like a Heisman candidate... although he'll probably never amount to much in the NFL.
- One play they lined up Derrick Williams at RB and Evan Royster at FB. Clark took the snap and tossed it to D-Will who threw a deep pass that was close to being a big gain. You have to love how creative they're getting this year.
- Nobody on the team has hands anywhere near as good as Jordan Norwood's. One catch he had, three Beavers collided on him after he caught it; that was incredible.
- Mickey Schuler is not giving JoePa any reason to play Quarless.
- Aaron Maybin is an excellent pass rusher, but is very undersized and takes plays off.
- Mr. Versatility Jerome Hayes started at DE, but he stood up the entire game. Very interesting...
- Bani Gbaju was listed as the starter but Navarro Bowman got a lot more snaps and was flying to the ball the whole game. If Bowman can keep out of trouble he'll be the starter soon.
- Rather than going to the Nickel, coaches opted to flex out Tyrell Sales. He thrives in coverage and could be an interesting prospect for Tampa 2 teams in the NFL. A.J. Wallace barely played at all.
- Mark Rubin often lined up right on top of OSU's slot receiver, leaving Scirrotto alone deep. This position is known as the "hero". It's interesting that they would play the taller, but less physical Rubin in that role.
- Speaking of Scirrotto, for a guy as small as he is, he plays the game at 100 miles per hour and looks to drill everyone near him...he's fun to watch.
- Rubin and Josh Hull also both had INTs. Both guys had been decent starters but weren't really making a lot of plays. Was nice to see them step up. Hull's play increased significantly after the pick.
- True Freshman Jack Crawford replaced suspended Abe Koroma in the DT rotation. He could be this year's Steve Wisniewski.
- On Punt Return they had both Williams and Scirrotto lined up to return. You generally see that kind of thing on kickoffs, but I had never seen it on a punt return.
Overall, it was nice to see PSU romp OSU the way they did. Even when facing weaker opponents you do get a glimpse of your weaknesses. Wisconsin is starting slow, Michigan can't throw the ball at all. etc. Last year when playing Buffalo it became pretty clear that Penn State was a team that tended to start slow and you could pass on. Today I really didn't see much negative. The run defense was a little weak and it seemed that once they finally started rushing in the second half that PSU was somewhat breakable that way, but even so they were hardly destroyed on the ground. We'll see if Syracuse will expose them somewhere, although the way the Orange are playing they might not even come to the stadium next week.
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