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Chris Masse’s PSU-USC game breakdown

Offense Penn State: I said not to panic last week, but now we’re at Defcon 2. Offense has produced one meaningful touchdown in six quarters. Rocco Becht looks like a poor man’s Tom Bill; the running game is as effective as the Kardashians explaining physics and, without Koby Howard, the ...

PSU’s struggles flying under national radar

As bad as the past two games seem to some members of the Penn State fan base (and certainly to those who work with the football program and athletic department), it could be worse. People could be paying more attention. Instead, Penn State has remained relatively underneath the radar ...

BYU continues to be a well-kept CFB secret

With the arrival of Week 6, the age-old question has arisen again. How good is BYU? At 4-0 for the third consecutive year, the Cougars have led a reasonably charmed life while tucked comfortably for decades under the covers of the WAC and Mountain West conferences. In the poll era, BYU ...

Consistency is next in Kemajou’s growth

Everything that could go wrong did for Penn State last week at Northwestern, whether it be on offense or defense. While the offense has had its struggles all season, the Lions’ defense had its first rough patch of the season for a full game. The final minutes of Wisconsin was also a ...

Rudel’s PSU-Northwestern mailbag

Sorting through the blue and white mailbag: Neil: And how about grading the head coach? Start out the fourth quarter by wasting a timeout? Seriously? If you’re not going to play aggressive football then take the penalty, but don’t use a timeout. At that point, I said to my fellow fans ...

Chris Masse’s PSU-Northwestern game breakdown

Offense Penn State: Yikes. That was mighty ugly last week. I know Koby Howard wasn’t there, but that shouldn’t make that kind of seismic difference. Playcalling in big moments was mighty Franklinesque, which is disturbing. Considering its cupcake non-conference schedule, being ranked ...