31 Random Thoughts: Penn State Beats Up On Illinois

That first defensive drive was very bad and deserved some level of freakout after the Bowling Green debacle. But credit to Tom Allen and Co. for figuring it out and shutting things down the rest of the way. As the Penn State Football Comms team tweeted out, the Nittany Lions defense only allowed 61 yards from the 1:41 mark of the second quarter on. Just absolutely dominant.

Shades of the 2016 team? The Penn State defense has only allowed nine second half points this season.

Strong answer from the offense after going down 7-0. Other than one Drew Allar incompletion, almost flawless. Three straight first downs to open the drive, and only one third down faced which was picked up with ease with…