One of the most frustrating games I ever watched for Penn State. Illinois is a decent team. But their offense only moved the ball on missed tackles, penalties and allowing them to throw a slant over and over. It's great that their DC makes adjustments for the 2nd half, but what happens if you're against Ohio State and give up 21 before you figure things out?
That block in the back on the pick 6 was so stupid. Like you should bench that guy for being a retard. Your guy is 5 yards downfield and about to score and you shove a guy in the back who had not shot to even get near him. That summed up the game.
The OL looks great and they have 2 really good RBs. But once again, they face a decent defense and can't throw the ball. Allar did miss on a few throws but guys weren't really getting open. If they had just 1 guy who could get open, the rest would all be excellent #2 type guys.
Penn State's OC has been great so far but he got too cute in this game. They decided to go empty backfield on a 4th down? Why? You are grinding them up with the run. Even if you plan a pass, keep a RB in the backfield so they have to respect the run. That same exact play with a Rb in the backfield probably would have worked.
The kicker is toast. He appears to have a big leg but his confidence is shot. They have to go with the #2 guy.
Penn State dominated this game and yet the score was close the whole way. They better stop all these mistakes.