Penn State has built a streak of their own, having beaten Purdue soundly and survived at Washington. On paper, the worst is now behind them, and all that stands between the Lions and a “respectable, given where they were at” record is this game.
1) No letup
The “second half” problems have been widely documented, and, for all his faults, one thing Matt Campbell has already shown is that it will consider addressing issues within reason. He said as much in his press conference this week, noting that the decision
to not go for the jugular at the end of the first half against Washington is something to think about if they’re in that same situation again (reasoning at the time being that momentum was on their side, and they didn’t want to give it up. In other words, conservative).
If Penn State finds itself up big on Minnesota, with the ball, and the ability to make the game truly out of reach, I want the game to be truly out of reach.
2) More young’ins
Penn State has seen some younger players get extended time as of late. Starting with this game, let’s find out what the future looks like in as many spots as we can. With the exception, of course, of quarterback, where we already know we won’t see Alex Manske unless it’s garbage time.
