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“Then, we just go from there”, Beck said.

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Doesn’t matter how it happens, the Langhorne native believes; it’s all about the bottom line.

“(Wins) all count the same, but yeah, it’s great”, Chan said. The team played a pair of friendlies against Japan and Singapore during a four-day stretch, going 0-1-1. They’re 3-12 against ranked teams since the 2010 loss at Bryant-Denny Stadium – a pattern the Nittany Lions will try to turn around on their trip to Columbus this weekend to face Ohio State.

“How he handles this is an opportunity for growth for Saquon”, Franklin said.

Penn State’s offense has been far from pretty – or even average, for that matter – but this team has still reeled off five straight wins, albeit against inferior competition. There are still questions about their offense, which remains among the worst in the nation, and their special teams.

Penn State can beat top-ranked Ohio State on Saturday.

Now the Lions will play their first game outside the state of Pennsylvania, against a Buckeyes team off to a 6-0 start.

The Ohio State Buckeyes football will be tested against the rising Penn State football. Last season, Schafer scored six goals for the Nittany Lions.

Penn State sophomore Megan Schafer of Langhorne tallied her seventh goal of the season and the 13th of her collegiate career, helping the Nittany Lions to a 4-0 home win over Indiana. “We don’t fear anybody”. “They’re a great team, but we know if we play to the best of our ability, we can be successful”. They have a good quarterback and they have athletes on the perimeter.

As for Barkley, Franklin said only he will be “limited” in practice this week.

Bosa may not be viewing Saturday’s showdown with Hackenberg through the lens of their respective futures as pro players, but the same can’t be said in National Football League circles. They combined for 102 yards against the Hoosiers, but at one point assistant coach Charles Huff was caught on camera violently yanking Allen by the jersey as the younger man approached the bench. We don’t need to do that internally. “So yeah, there’s not a place for that”. And the biggest concern Saturday is how the Lions will be able to defend an OSU team that leads the Big Ten in rushing offense, total offense and scoring. Hackenberg’s completion percentage has dropped from 58.9 percent as a freshman to 55.8 percent as a sophomore to 53 percent through the first six games of 2015, and while his quarterback rating is up to 120.3 from the 109.4 he posted a season ago, that’s still a dip from the impressive 134 rating he earned as a true freshman under then-Nittany Lions head coach Bill O’Brien.

Barrett has been used in red-zone situations this year, while Miller, the two-time Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, plays wide receiver.

How is Ezekiel Elliott better this year compared to last?

Jordan Lucas realizes he and most of his teammates won’t get an opportunity like this again. “We want to keep our approach consistent”. Klingenberg gave Penn State the early lead in Friday’s contest when he got a pass from Riley Grant to the center of the box and blasted a shot past Niedermeier in the 17th-minute of the match.

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SERIES HISTORY WITH THE MOUNTAINEERS:Tuesday’s meeting with the Mountaineers will mark the 30th time the two teams have faced off on the pitch as Penn State carries a dominating 20-7-2 all-time record over West Virginia.

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