Outside Looking In: Why an outside receiver can make or break Penn State's offensive success

If there’s one offseason theme I keep coming back to this offseason, it’s the wide receiver position and the battle in the Penn State offense. More importantly, the lack of a true top receiver on the roster and the challenges it presents the offense. Head coach James Franklin spelled out the need for a player like this in his opening press conference of spring practice. “If you look at the NFL, the area where you change the game the fastest, it’s at wide receiver. I think it’s something from a common sense perspective we have always understood. There’s just more space out there. If you get somebody out there that can run past everybody or catch a short ball and make someone miss and go 80, that changes the game. That changes the defense,” We’re going to dive into the details today, but one thing is essential to start: X, Y, Z, it doesn't matter. Penn State needs to find an Alpha receiver.