Film Study: Penn State's defensive philosophy wins out vs. Maryland

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penn-states-defensive-philosophy-wins-out-in-duel-with-maryland — Penn State's bend-but-don't-break style of defense won out in a battle of high-volume passing attacks (Steve Manuel BWI)

Penn State got a critical win on the road Saturday when they defeated the Maryland Terrapins 31-14 in College Park. However, the final score is not indicative of just how close the game was, with only a touchdown separating the two teams until deep until an 86 yard touchdown strike to Jahan Dotson to start the fourth quarter put Penn State up by seven. What did Maryland do to slow down the not-so-high-powered Penn State passing attack? We’ll get into that and Dotson’s record-breaking day in this week’s film study.