Statistically Speaking: Kirk Ciarrocca’s Offense

Penn State welcomed in a new offensive coordinator in Kirk Ciarrocca yesterday, and unlike the previous offensive coordinator hire, Ciarrocca should bring with him a new offensive philosophy to Happy Valley. Sure — like James Franklin said yesterday — there will be bits and pieces of the Moorhead offense that will stick around, but you don’t pay seven-figures for Ciarrocca to come in to run someone else’s offense.

With that being the case, let’s look at some key statistics from Ciarrocca over the past seven seasons, and compare them to what Penn State had under Joe Moorhead and Ricky Rahne.

1. Run vs. Pass

Let’s start basic: how often is Ciarrocca running the ball versus passing the ball?

2013:…