Penn State-Indiana availability report: Who's out, questionable for the Lions?
STATE COLLEGE — No. 10 Penn State (6-1) and Indiana (2-5) have both released their pregame availability report ahead of Saturday’s Noon ET clash on CBS.
For the Lions, receiver Tyler Johnson, safety Mehki Flowers, cornerback Elliot Washington II, running back Tyler Holzworth, Feyisayo Oluleye, defensive end Chop Robinson, linebacker Kaveion Keys, linemen Ian Harvie, Jim Fitzgerald, and Liam Powers, tight end Andrew Rappleyea, and end Smith Vilbert are OUT.
Defensive end Amin Vanover, receiver Mason Stahl, receiver Carmelo Taylor, and end Mason Robinson are questionable.
The focus of this report was always going to be on defensive ends Chop Robinson and Amin Vanover. Robinson’s status sounded doubtful as recently as Wednesday. But, there was hope for Vanover to return to action. We’ll see if he does.
“I think Amin could be a little bit like JB [Nelson was like week], a game time decision,” James Franklin said. “And then even then, depending on how much work he got during the week, will still be a decision that needs to be made. I think a little bit too is how veteran of a player is it in terms of how much practice time they miss and how much football they’ve played here. That plays a part into it as well.”
Revisiting previous Nittany Lion injury reports
Ohio State
Tght end Andrew Rappleyea and defensive end Smith Vilbert were OUT.
UMass
For the Nittany Lions, receiver Tyler Johnson, tight end Khalil Dinkins, quarterback Mason Stahl, receiver Carmelo Taylor, Feyisayo Oluleye, Patrick Williams, defensive end Mason Robinson, guard JB Nelson, Liam Powers, Jim Fitzgerlad, and defensive end Smith Vilbert were out.
At Northwestern
Receiver Malick Meiga and defensive ends Smith Vilbert and Jameial Lyons were OUT. Receiver Harrison Wallace III was questionable. He did not play.
Iowa:
For Penn State, receiver Malick Meiga, receiver Tyler Johnson, running back David Kency Jr., Amiel Davis, Feyisayo Oluleye, Jashaun Green, defensive end Mason Robinson, Joey Palko, offensive lineman Jim Fitzgerald, Jan Mahlert, and defensive end Smith Vilbert are out. Receiver Harrison Wallace III is questionable.
At Illinois
Receiver Malik Megia and defensive end Smith Vilbert were OUT. So, too, were defensive tackle Alonzo Ford Jr., and offensive lineman Landon Tengwall, who are both out for the season. Receiver Harrison Wallace II and defensive tackle Kaleb Artis are questionable to play against the Fighting Illini.
Delaware:
Receivers Malick Meiga and Tyler Johnson, defensive end Amin Vanover, cornerback Daequan Hardy, safety Jashaun Green, defensive end Mason Robinson, defensive tackle Alonzo Ford Jr., offensive lineman Ian Harvie, tackle Landon Tengwall, lineman Jim Fitzgerald, end Smith Vilbert, and defensive tackle Coziah Izzard were out.
Receiver Omari Evans and quarterback Karson Kiesewetter were questionable.
West Virginia
Receiver Tyler Johnson, defensive end Amin Vanover, cornerback Daequan Hardy, running back DK Kency, safety Jashaun Green, defensive end Mason Robinson, defensive tackle Alonzo Ford Jr., offensive lineman Ian Harvie, offensive tackle Landon Tengwall, offensive lineman Jim Fitzgerald, defensive end Smith Vilbert, and defensive tackle Coziah Izzard were out for Week 1.
Receiver Omari Evans and Karson Kiesewetter were questionable.
Indiana at Penn State: Game time and details
Penn State has never lost to Indiana at home. It is riding a two-game winning streak in the all-time series, which it leads 24-2. The Lions have won three of the last four meetings between the sides at Beaver Stadium by double digits.
Here are the details for this year’s matchup:
Time: Noon ET
Date: Saturday, Oct. 28
Location: Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa.
Weather: Here’s the latest forecast: “Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of a rain shower. High 73F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.” It looks like an unseasonably warm day is on tap for late October. And, despite what that says, noticeable precipitation is not likely.
The line: Penn State is a 32-point favorite, per VegasInsider.
Over/under: 44.5 points
