Penn State, Winless in the Big 10, Is Looking for Answers up Front with Trip to Michigan Looming
Penn State has averaged just over 2 yards per carry over its last two games as coaches consider scheme and personnel changes.
- Penn State travels to Ann Arbor on Saturday to face Michigan in a matchup between two unranked teams struggling under first-year head coaches.
- Head coach Matt Campbell and offensive coordinator Taylor Mouser are seeking solutions after the Nittany Lions generated just 48 and 68 yards rushing in recent games.
- Running backs Carson Hansen and James Peoples lead the team with 57 and 52 carries, respectively, though Penn State ranks 124th nationally with only 17 runs of 10 or more yards.
- With Michigan's 17th-ranked rushing defense rested after a bye week, Campbell stressed the need for better execution: "We have to do a better job fundamentally and structurally."
- The Nittany Lions continue searching for an on-field identity, with offensive coordinator Mouser acknowledging, "We are a running game without an identity." This identity crisis threatens their conference title hopes.
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Penn State, winless in the Big 10, is looking for answers up front with trip to Michigan looming
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Even though Penn State’s results don’t show it, Matt Campbell believes his team is making progress.
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thesportsleader.comPenn State, Michigan face off in matchup of skidding teams
This weekend won't mark the anticipated matchup between Big Ten blue bloods that many were expecting before the season started.But that will be the reality when Penn State travels to Ann Arbor to face Michigan on Saturday afternoon in a game that will ...
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