MMQB - Run to Set Up the Pass

Heading into 2025, there’s no doubt that Penn State is going to be a run-first football team.

First, their offensive line is predicted to be one of the best in the country. Second, they have what may be the top running back room in the nation, with Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen both vying to sit atop the all-time Penn State rushing leaderboard. Third, the Penn State pass game is undergoing a complete retooling.

Here’s why points 1 and 2 will help set up point 3.

Under Andy Kotelnicki, Penn State figured to have some fun on offense in 2024. And it was fun, including lots of oddball formations and trick plays. The biggest downside was that apparently no receivers were capable of gaining…