Published on: 16th September, 2009
Penn State's performances against Akron and Syracuse have been mediocre at best. If the Nittany Lions are to be a top five team this year, there are some things that it will have to work on and improve greatly before the Big 10 season starts. 1) Blocking The offensive line has been ...Published on: 13th September, 2009
Here Penn State is, after two weeks, sitting at 2-0. Seems impressive, right? Well if you watched the games, you would think otherwise. Against Akron, Penn State fell apart in the second half, did not score on offense, and gave Akron a touchdown. This means that Akron, yes Akron, outscored Penn ...Published on: 5th September, 2009
Penn State's defense was in question after losing star defensive ends Aaron Maybin and Maurice Evans to the NFL along with nearly the Lions' whole secondary. Many thought the defense would struggle and opponents would run all over them this season. Against Akron, Penn State's defensive line penetrated right through the ...