The hard part here is to remember the context, it was Coastal Carolina. Penn State was charged with replacing a two year QB and 1300 yard rusher, it looks like they did a good job. Offensive Line The one thing people weren't worried much about was this unit. They are starting four seniors and played like it. None of the three players who lined up behind center were sacked, despite what seemed like a relatively high number of passing plays that were run in our new wishbone offense. No false starts from the starters, and just one on the day (fourth quarter). They also were flagged for just one holding call, on a goaline play in the second quarter. I'd love to dive into some of the negatives here but there is nothing really worth reporting. The quarterbacks looked strong and had time to pass. Royster, Green and Carter all averaged over 7.4 ypc. Final Grade: A Quarterbacks Clark opened the game and didn't show any of the jitters you might expect from a first time starter. He threw to six different players in his first four series and didn't record an incompletion until 2:50 in the first quarter. Devlin came in relief in the second quarter and immediately throws a 40 yard beauty to Norwood. He would finish 5/8 for 83 yards. Even Cianciolo was an impressive 3/4 for 31. No interceptions were thrown. Everyone looked confident. The offensive coaches decided to focus on the pass last Saturday, neither Clark nor Devlin recorded a ...
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The hard part here is to remember the context, it was Coastal Carolina. Penn State was charged with replacing a two year QB and 1300 yard rusher, it looks like they did a good job. Offensive Line The one thing people weren't worried much about was this unit. They are starting four seniors and played like it. None of the three players who lined up behind center were sacked, despite what seemed like a relatively high number of passing plays that were run in our new wishbone offense. No false starts from the starters, and just one on the day (fourth quarter). They also were flagged for just one holding call, on a goaline play in the second quarter. I'd love to dive into some of the negatives here but there is nothing really worth reporting. The quarterbacks looked strong and had time to pass. Royster, Green and Carter all averaged over 7.4 ypc. Final Grade: A Quarterbacks Clark opened the game and didn't show any of the jitters you might expect from a first time starter. He threw to six different players in his first four series and didn't record an incompletion until 2:50 in the first quarter. Devlin came in relief in the second quarter and immediately throws a 40 yard beauty to Norwood. He would finish 5/8 for 83 yards. Even Cianciolo was an impressive 3/4 for 31. No interceptions were thrown. Everyone looked confident. The offensive coaches decided to focus on the pass last Saturday, neither Clark nor Devlin recorded a ...