Penn State Profile

[daddyhoosier]

Hoosier Football Blog | November 12, 2019

Penn State is a solid team across the board with no glaring weaknesses. The 9th ranked Nittany Lions are a talented team with speed everywhere and they are well coached. Their roster includes three 5-star recruits and 56 4-star recruits. (Indiana has five 4-star recruits and zero 5-stars.) Beaver Stadium has a seating capacity of 106,572 which is second only to Michigan’s ‘Big House’.

With 895 all-time wins, Penn State ranks 8th in all of college football. They have two national championships (82 & 86), 4 Big Ten titles since joining the league in 1993, 48 bowl appearances and 13 undefeated seasons.

PSU leads the all-time series with Indiana 21-1 and IU is 0-10 in Happy Valley.

Penn State is a formidable opponent in all three phases of the game:

• Their scoring offense ranks 17th in FBS averaging 37.1 points per game
• Their scoring defense ranks 5th allowing only 12.0 points per contest
• PSU’s only allows 74.2 rushing yards per game (3rd in FBS)
• Their 3rd down conversion defense gives up a 1st down just 31 percent of the time (17th in FBS)
• Penn State gets 3.44 sacks per game (9th in FBS)
• They get 8.1 tackles for a loss per game (10th in FBS)
• They allow only 2.00 yards per punt return (9th in FBS)
• They allow only 16.58 yards per kickoff return (9th in FBS)

Sophomore Quarterback Sean Clifford leads the Big Ten in passing. He has thrown for 2,271 yards and 21 TDs. He averages 252.3 yards per game and his completion percentage is 60.6.

Junior Wide Receiver K.J. Hamler is a speedster who is a threat every time he touches the ball. He has 44 grabs for 739 yards and 8 TDs so far this year.

Penn State doesn’t have a single standout running back but collectively their backs average 171 rushing yards per game (5th in the Big Ten). Quarterback Sean Clifford can also hurt opponents with his feet – he has rushed for 319 yards and 3 TDs in 2019.

Sophomore Linebacker Micah Parsons leads the way for the Nittany Lion defense with 68 total tackles. Senior LB Cam Brown checks in with 50.

Three defensive backs have two interceptions each – Tariq Castro-Fields, John Reid and Jaquan Brisker. (Indiana has only three interceptions as a team this year.)

Penn State also has three players with at least four sacks. Shaka Toney and Yetur Gross-Matos have 5.5 each while Jayson Oweh has 4.0.

James Franklin (2016 Big Ten Coach of the Year) is 53-22 at Penn State and 32-17 in Big Ten contests.

Indiana’s only win in the series came in 2013 when the Hoosiers won 44-24. Penn State has won the last five.

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[mobilehoosier]

Hoosier Football Blog | November 12, 2019

Penn State is a solid team across the board with no glaring weaknesses. The 9th ranked Nittany Lions are a talented team with speed everywhere and they are well coached. Their roster includes three 5-star recruits and 56 4-star recruits. (Indiana has five 4-star recruits and zero 5-stars.) Beaver Stadium has a seating capacity of 106,572 which is second only to Michigan’s ‘Big House’.

With 895 all-time wins, Penn State ranks 8th in all of college football. They have two national championships (82 & 86), 4 Big Ten titles since joining the league in 1993, 48 bowl appearances and 13 undefeated seasons.

PSU leads the all-time series with Indiana 21-1 and IU is 0-10 in Happy Valley.

Penn State is a formidable opponent in all three phases of the game:

• Their scoring offense ranks 17th in FBS averaging 37.1 points per game
• Their scoring defense ranks 5th allowing only 12.0 points per contest
• PSU’s only allows 74.2 rushing yards per game (3rd in FBS)
• Their 3rd down conversion defense gives up a 1st down just 31 percent of the time (17th in FBS)
• Penn State gets 3.44 sacks per game (9th in FBS)
• They get 8.1 tackles for a loss per game (10th in FBS)
• They allow only 2.00 yards per punt return (9th in FBS)
• They allow only 16.58 yards per kickoff return (9th in FBS)

Sophomore Quarterback Sean Clifford leads the Big Ten in passing. He has thrown for 2,271 yards and 21 TDs. He averages 252.3 yards per game and his completion percentage is 60.6.

Junior Wide Receiver K.J. Hamler is a speedster who is a threat every time he touches the ball. He has 44 grabs for 739 yards and 8 TDs so far this year.

Penn State doesn’t have a single standout running back but collectively their backs average 171 rushing yards per game (5th in the Big Ten). Quarterback Sean Clifford can also hurt opponents with his feet – he has rushed for 319 yards and 3 TDs in 2019.

Sophomore Linebacker Micah Parsons leads the way for the Nittany Lion defense with 68 total tackles. Senior LB Cam Brown checks in with 50.

Three defensive backs have two interceptions each – Tariq Castro-Fields, John Reid and Jaquan Brisker. (Indiana has only three interceptions as a team this year.)

Penn State also has three players with at least four sacks. Shaka Toney and Yetur Gross-Matos have 5.5 each while Jayson Oweh has 4.0.

James Franklin (2016 Big Ten Coach of the Year) is 53-22 at Penn State and 32-17 in Big Ten contests.

Indiana’s only win in the series came in 2013 when the Hoosiers won 44-24. Penn State has won the last five.

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So you're saying there's a chance. VBG! Go Hoosiers!
PS Gulf Shores: very cool! (Mobile via EVV for me.)

 

[Tsnider30]

So Clifford leads the big ten in passing but what I think is cool is if you combine penix and ramseys passing numbers they have thrown for 400 yards more and about the same amount of touchdowns with a 69% combined completion percentage

 

[gulcherboy]

Hoosier Football Blog | November 12, 2019

Penn State is a solid team across the board with no glaring weaknesses. The 9th ranked Nittany Lions are a talented team with speed everywhere and they are well coached. Their roster includes three 5-star recruits and 56 4-star recruits. (Indiana has five 4-star recruits and zero 5-stars.) Beaver Stadium has a seating capacity of 106,572 which is second only to Michigan’s ‘Big House’.

With 895 all-time wins, Penn State ranks 8th in all of college football. They have two national championships (82 & 86), 4 Big Ten titles since joining the league in 1993, 48 bowl appearances and 13 undefeated seasons.

PSU leads the all-time series with Indiana 21-1 and IU is 0-10 in Happy Valley.

Penn State is a formidable opponent in all three phases of the game:

• Their scoring offense ranks 17th in FBS averaging 37.1 points per game
• Their scoring defense ranks 5th allowing only 12.0 points per contest
• PSU’s only allows 74.2 rushing yards per game (3rd in FBS)
• Their 3rd down conversion defense gives up a 1st down just 31 percent of the time (17th in FBS)
• Penn State gets 3.44 sacks per game (9th in FBS)
• They get 8.1 tackles for a loss per game (10th in FBS)
• They allow only 2.00 yards per punt return (9th in FBS)
• They allow only 16.58 yards per kickoff return (9th in FBS)

Sophomore Quarterback Sean Clifford leads the Big Ten in passing. He has thrown for 2,271 yards and 21 TDs. He averages 252.3 yards per game and his completion percentage is 60.6.

Junior Wide Receiver K.J. Hamler is a speedster who is a threat every time he touches the ball. He has 44 grabs for 739 yards and 8 TDs so far this year.

Penn State doesn’t have a single standout running back but collectively their backs average 171 rushing yards per game (5th in the Big Ten). Quarterback Sean Clifford can also hurt opponents with his feet – he has rushed for 319 yards and 3 TDs in 2019.

Sophomore Linebacker Micah Parsons leads the way for the Nittany Lion defense with 68 total tackles. Senior LB Cam Brown checks in with 50.

Three defensive backs have two interceptions each – Tariq Castro-Fields, John Reid and Jaquan Brisker. (Indiana has only three interceptions as a team this year.)

Penn State also has three players with at least four sacks. Shaka Toney and Yetur Gross-Matos have 5.5 each while Jayson Oweh has 4.0.

James Franklin (2016 Big Ten Coach of the Year) is 53-22 at Penn State and 32-17 in Big Ten contests.

Indiana’s only win in the series came in 2013 when the Hoosiers won 44-24. Penn State has won the last five.

https://iufb.wordpress.com/2019/11/13/penn-state-profile/

Sheesh! Will they part the Jordan River during halftime?

 

[76-1]

If we can make it a tight game in the 4th quarter I like our chances.

Michigan should have beaten them there (if the kid had caught a very catchable ball just inside the end zone they would have)...

In spite of an impressive won/loss record I've just never been able to become sold on Franklin as a great game day coach (I do think he's a great recruiter and an even greater BS artist)...

 

[Crossblock]

If we can make it a tight game in the 4th quarter I like our chances.

Michigan should have beaten them there (if the kid had caught a very catchable ball just inside the end zone they would have)...

In spite of an impressive win/loss record I've just never been able to become sold on Franklin as a great game day coach (I do think he's a great recruiter and an even greater BS artist)...

I share your opinion of Franklin as a Coach. wins Recruiting Wars, but doesn't seem to be a difference maker on game day,

 

[vesuvius13]

This profile of PSU sounds intimidating until you put up IU's numbers against PSU numbers. PSU's defense was gashed by Minnesota by over 450 yds.

IU will have a tough challenge but this team has risen up every game except for OSU which no one has really challenged yet. IU physically dominated NU on offense and defense - it had been rated in the top 15 in the country. If IU continues to play that physical and hard against the remaining teams on the schedule they have a shot at a very special season this year.

 

[fieldjock]

Key will be a solid special teams play both on coverage and return. We need to get some takeaways so let’s punch grab pull and break the ball loose. We must cover both Hamler and their tight end. That’s there best players. A couple big hits on Clifford will help tremendously.

Let’s get off to a good start. Stay solid early and I like our chances

 

[Jssanto]

I share your opinion of Franklin as a Coach. wins Recruiting Wars, but doesn't seem to be a difference maker on game day,

I know this is a BB reference but Knight once said he wanted to be remembered as a coach who was worth a couple of points from the bench.

 

[Palmbeachhoosier]

I was reading the PSU forums kind of interesting. They saw that Penix was out for the season. What they did not know is that he had already missed half of the season or that Ramsey is the guy that almost beat them last year had we done a better job of covering kickoffs. They don’t realize is that out offensive line has given up the second fewest sacks in the conference and that they continue to improve on run blocking. They know about Whop but don’t know about Hale or Westbrook. Don’t know about our your physical defense that is playing better and better each week. Hopefully we continue to get better at getting off blocks and getting to run fits. Linebackers hopefully continue to make their reads quicker to get to ball carriers and actually be in position to make punishing tackles and hopefully force more takeaways. Hopefully we can develop another lockdown corner and improve technique and stop with the defensive holding penalties. Also continue to have fewer breakdowns in coverage.