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Here's what's wrong with the Penn State red zone offense

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Penn State Nittany Lions running back Kaytron Allen (13) is stopped at the goal line by the Ohio State Buckeyes defense during the second half of the NCAA football game at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pa. on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. Ohio State won 20-13.

The Penn State offense ventured into the Ohio State red zone three times last Saturday in its loss to Ohio State and came away with only one score. That score, a Ryan Barker 29-yard field goal, came on the team's opening possession of the game. Meaning that the Penn State offense scored 50% of its points only six minutes and fifty-four seconds into the game. Naturally, when failures like that happen on the biggest stages, overreaction is natural. Issues turn into full-blown anger and sweeping generalizations about the Penn State offense. So today, let's look at the facts and try to answer two questions. Does Penn State have a red zone scoring problem, and if so, what's the root cause?

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