![]() Much like in a 2014 win against Michigan, the Lions seemed to feast on the extra noise in coming away with the win.Īlso - one last thing - the Generations of Greatness uniforms looked wonderful under those Saturday night lights. It was only the fourth time ever that Penn State entered a full stadium White Out off a loss. It was the exact opposite against the Gophers with a number of presnap penalties by Minnesota that could be attributed to the crowd. Last year, Beaver Stadium was lifeless in the nine overtime loss to Illinois. It was nice to see Penn State answer some criticism heading into that matchup.Ĭredit to Penn State’s White Out crowd for bringing a ton of energy to a team that was still feeling a bit of an early hangover on Saturday night. Stroud and his talented group of wide receivers come to Happy Valley. The Lions will face their biggest challenge next Saturday when Ohio State Heisman hopeful C.J. That put pressure on a first-time starting quarterback allowing just 2-of-13 third down conversions and Ji’Ayir Brown came up with a critical third-quarter interception. Penn State stuffed the run, making star running back Mo Ibrahim work for all 102 of his yards with a good deal of those coming on a relatively meaningless, and time consuming, fourth-quarter drive. Starting defensive end Nick Tarburton noted earlier in the week that Penn State’s defense spent a lot of time watching film of their disastrous performance at Michigan together.įacing a Minnesota team with a familiar gameplan and ideology, the Nittany Lions were up to the fight on Saturday night. Penn State’s use of the tight ends allowed Clifford and company to stretch the field and ultimately allowed for some rushing room for Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen.įor the night, Penn State’s offense finished with 479 yards despite a slow start in the first quarter. Mostly, for the first time since the Auburn game, it looked like Yurcich had a plan on how to attack Minnesota’s tendencies and to exploit mismatches. Meanwhile, Tyler Warren looked healthy and came up with a touchdown to give Penn State the lead in the second quarter. Theo Johnson had more catches in the first half (3) than he had all season up to this point (2), including his first touchdown. Well, that talent was on display on Saturday night. Remember, that’s a room that Franklin has lauded for its talent. The criticism for Penn State offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich has been the lack of imaginative use of the tight end room. Still, dealing with a Penn State crowd in the middle of the day isn’t quite the pomp and circumstance a whiteout provides.The middle of the three defining games in Penn State’s 2022 football schedule is now done, a 45-17 win at Beaver Stadium against Minnesota.īefore fully turning the page to next week’s Big Noon matchup against Ohio State, here are three takeaways from the White Out win. ![]() 29 has been deemed a stripe-out for which sections will coordinate the same colors. īut don’t worry, Ohio State will have to deal with a special occasion of its own. When is Penn State’s white out game this season? Details confirmed. Every offseason its a critical time of year for player development, and this year is no different. It’s the first time OSU hasn’t had to head into whiteout conditions since 2010. Penn State football enters its winter conditioning period during the spring semester of 2022. On Wednesday, announcements were made about Penn State’s upcoming games, and the whiteout will be reserved for the Nittany Lions’ home night game against Minnesota on Oct. ![]() Still, there were thoughts a whiteout could still take place at midday. The writing seemed to be on the proverbial wall with the Ohio State-Penn State game being a noon ordeal instead of the normal nighttime hornets nest in Happy Valley. That, of course, means Ohio State will not have to deal with what many consider the toughest environment to head into in all of college football. According to multiple reports, Penn State is going to waste its whiteout on Minnesota. ![]()
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