It has been an emotional season for the Nittany Lions and we're only three games in. Coming off another nail biting win against Rutgers, James Franklin and his team head back to Beaver Stadium to welcome Massachusetts to Happy Valley. Quarterback Christian Hackenberg didn't have his best game against the Scarlet Knights last Saturday (309 yards, 1 INT) but he made the right throws when he had to. Bill Belton scored the game-winning touchdown but not before Hackenberg found Geno Lewis twice and Daeseaon Hamilton once to get down to the Rutgers 5 yard line. Two plays later, Belton walks into the end zone for a touchdown. UMass is coming into town at 0-3 having lost last week to Franklin's former team Vanderbilt. The Nittany Lions also welcome back two of their former teammates, quarterback Austin Whipple and wide receiver and State College native Alex Kenney. I don't foresee those two having monster games as the Penn State defense looks to shut down the Minutemen offense early and often.
Christian Hackenberg is looked at as potentially being one of the best quarterbacks not only in Penn State history, but in Big Ten history. Former Purdue quarterback Curtis Painter set the Big Ten single season passing record in 2006, throwing for a cool 3,985 yards. In order for the sophomore to break that record, he'll have to throw for around 290 yards a game, which is very manageable. The ariel attack for the team isn't the question but the running game is. Playing an opponent who is weaker on defense, look for James Franklin to give them a heavy dose of Bill Belton, Zach Zwinak, and hopefully Akeel Lynch.
The defense doesn't need much motivation, they've held every opponent under 300 total yards. Anthony Zettel has become the dominant force on the defense having recorded 7 tackles for loss and 3 sacks through three games. Look for the defense to fluster UMass quarterback Blake Frohnapfel tomorrow and cause more turnovers.
It should be a big day for both sides of the ball. Penn State will win easily 35-3
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