Penn State vs Delaware: Five things to watch
Penn State takes on Delaware at noon for its second game of the 2023 season. While fans may not feel the same juice as the opening game, which was a primetime stripe-out, it’s an important part of the calendar for the Nittany Lions. Can they get better this week and improve on the mistakes they made in the prior game?
We’re breaking it down into five things you should watch for in the game to see if the offense and defense made the corrections they needed to from the previous week.
We’ll take you through some hidden areas that West Virginia attacked during the opening game, critical corrections for the offense and defense, and which players should dominate in the matchup against the Fighting Blue Hens.
Join the show live at 10 a.m. to discuss the game and any questions you have! We’ll be taking comments throughout the show from the live audience.
Penn State Five Things
The first area we’ll start with is the defense. Last week the unit played well in critical moments, as head coach James Franklin explained in his Tuesday press conference.
“I thought defensively what stood out to me is we played our best when it was needed most. There’s some things that we’ve got to get cleaned up for sure. But when we needed to make plays on defense, we did. That was important,” Franklin said.
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We’ll highlight the areas where Franklin wants his team to improve.
The next area on our countdown is the offensive line. The group and the running backs were efficient and gained good yardage on each play, but one area still bothers the group up front. We’ll dive into the numbers of where and how the Penn State offensive line gave up pressure.
Does West Virginia set a template?
The Mountaineers had a sneaky-good idea for attacking Penn State’s third-down defense. Is this an area other teams will exploit? We’re not expecting Delaware to try the same plan of attack, but we’ll explain how Penn State’s vaunted Prowler defense was put on the defensive during the game last Saturday.
From there, we’ll dig into how the defense can improve and clean up their play from the previous week. It’s not as drastic as some fans think, but there are corrections the team needs to make to be ready for Big Ten play.
Lastly, we’ll look at the position group that we think will impact the game this weekend. Find out why Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen need to lead the way for the offense on Saturday.
