Read on for the staff predictions.
Advertisement
Don’t be surprised if: MI comes out early and struggles a bit dealing with crowd noise.
MI Wolverines safety Jabrill Peppers. However, this is a much more favorable matchup for the Wolverines than IN was last week.
The Wolverines bounced back to defeat Big Ten opponents Minnesota, Rutgers, IN and Penn State, with all except Rutgers coming on the road.
It’s not a coincidence that Chesson’s emergence as a scoring threat through the air has happened at the same time that Jake Rudock has gotten into a groove.
Penn State tallied 24 shots, 12 on goal.
A combination of safeties – Malik Golden, Troy Apke and Koa Farmer along with starter Marcus Allen – will join starting cornerbacks Williams and Grant Haley in attempting to slow down Michigan’s red-hot passing offense.
BU continued its gritty fight into the second half but Penn State tacked on four more goals to secure the Second Round victory and spot in the Third Round. Godwin’s 38-yard reception came on a ideal Hackenberg throw over the middle on fourth-and-9 and set up a second when two goal line passes fell incomplete and Barkley lost three yards. And never forget the X-factor in Jabrill Peppers, who is a game changer for the Wolverines.
At one point this season, Michigan’s defense was a complete offense-halting machine. Christian Hackenberg may be having his best season under center, but he has constantly been on the run. “Made too many mistakes and then didn’t come away with enough plays”.
Michael covers Penn State Football for isportsweb and is our guest predictor this week.
This was Penn State’s first and only loss in Beaver Stadium in 2015.
PSU-Michigan State game set for ESPN: Penn State’s regular-season finale at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at MI State will air on ESPN.
It’d be hard to argue against MI wide receiver Amara Darboh.
With the ball at the six-yard line, down by eight points, and with four downs to score, Hackenberg threw an incompletion as he was hit on first down, and a Brandon Polk rush for five yards gave Penn State a third and goal from the one yard line – just 36 inches from a chance to tie the game. Without him, Penn State will likely use Haley and John Reid to fill the nickel role.
So far this season Chad is 8-2 picking the results of MI Football games.
Penn State (7-3) is a flawless 6-0 at home this season so that streak will be put on the line against the Wolverines.
The Wolverines basically need to win today, beat Ohio State, and hope one of the other top Big Ten teams drops a game over the next few weeks. The Lions ran nine red-zone plays against MI, gaining a total of 4 yards. “Franklin sounded like he also wanted to take a broom or a mop to the special teams”.
Advertisement
Penn State’s Isaiah Washington missed a second consecutive 3-pointer before Duquesne’s Darius Lewis increased the Dukes’ lead to 34-26 on a dunk with 1:51 left.
