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Concepts that we could see Penn State use to run the ball and get big plays against Oregon

Headshot 5x7 reduced qualityby:Thomas Frank Carr12/06/24

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First-year Penn State football offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki listens to a question from a reporter during an interview in Holuba Hall on Thursday, June 13, 2024, in State College.

One of the biggest challenges that Penn State football will face on Saturday against Oregon will be getting its ground game going against the Duck's stout defensive front. The combo of defensive tackles Derrick Harmon and Jamaree Caldwell is the best interior duo that the Lions have faced this year. While we've seen this team win games without an interior run threat, it will be incredibly difficult to achieve that success against a fast-flowing Oregon defense with the speed to back up its size along the defensive line. Yet Penn State offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki has used a barrage of tricks to scheme open holes in the run game and manufacture yards against superior defensive fronts this year. Let's review which tools he'll pull out of his utility belt for the Big Ten Championship Game

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