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House's Film Preview: Scheming against Penn State’s Strengths and Weaknesses

by: Daniel House (@DanielHouseNFL)

When Minnesota and Penn State take the field for Saturday’s undefeated showdown, the atmosphere will be electric. Everyone in college football will have their eyes glued to this game. It’s something that hasn’t happened very often in the history of Minnesota’s football program.

The No. 13 Gophers and No. 5 Nittany Lions are two of the hottest teams in the nation. Now, after a long bye week, we’ll finally have a chance to see how they measure up against one another.

To pass the time, I analyzed key metrics and identified ways each team may attack each other:

Looking at the Numbers: Strengths and Weaknesses

In S&P-plus, Minnesota currently ranks No.