The large majority of the focus has been on Penn State’s offense this season — and for good reason. As we said a couple of weeks ago, this was a unit that returned quite a bit of talent, including a three-year starter at quarterback and an experienced offensive line. There were questions for sure, but the overwhelming feeling was that this Penn State team wouldn’t have much trouble scoring points.
Obviously, that hasn’t been the case. The Nittany Lions haven’t surpassed 35 points since September 21 against Illinois — something that didn’t seem possible prior to the season, and certainly didn’t seem possible after Penn State put up 45, 51, 63, and 63 points to open the year.