WVU tied with Ole Miss for the 2nd most rushing yards (146 yards) vs. Penn State's defense last season. (Michigan was 1st - 227 yards) And factored into our 146 yards was an 11-yard loss by one Nicco Marchiol on what may be the worst fourth down call in the history of college football.
We did that without Jahiem White, and really without much in the downfield passing game. We did that with Garrett Greene battling nerves and having happy feet for over half of the game - that is according to him, from his Three Guys podcast this Summer. He said he didn't really settle in until late in the 3rd quarter when he hit Kole Taylor on a 17-yard pass down the seam.
I've been harping on the secondary a lot -- saying it will determine the outcome of this game. While it will be significant, I'm changing my tune. If we are able to impose our will and run the ball, Penn State will fall. And they will fall hard if and when they try to play catch-up with Kotelnicki coaching his first game as their OC.
We did that without Jahiem White, and really without much in the downfield passing game. We did that with Garrett Greene battling nerves and having happy feet for over half of the game - that is according to him, from his Three Guys podcast this Summer. He said he didn't really settle in until late in the 3rd quarter when he hit Kole Taylor on a 17-yard pass down the seam.
I've been harping on the secondary a lot -- saying it will determine the outcome of this game. While it will be significant, I'm changing my tune. If we are able to impose our will and run the ball, Penn State will fall. And they will fall hard if and when they try to play catch-up with Kotelnicki coaching his first game as their OC.
