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Penn State vs. Temple Position Grades

By Shane Lunnen

Sep 17, 2016; University Park, PA, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions players sing the alma-mater following the completion of the game against the Temple Owls at Beaver Stadium. Penn State defeated Temple 34-27. Mandatory Credit: Matthew O
Sep 17, 2016; University Park, PA, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions players sing the alma-mater following the completion of the game against the Temple Owls at Beaver Stadium. Penn State defeated Temple 34-27. Mandatory Credit: Matthew O /
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Sep 17, 2016; University Park, PA, USA; The Penn State student section cheers during the fourth quarter against the Temple Owls at Beaver Stadium. Penn State defeated Temple 34-27. Mandatory Credit: Matthew O
Sep 17, 2016; University Park, PA, USA; The Penn State student section cheers during the fourth quarter against the Temple Owls at Beaver Stadium. Penn State defeated Temple 34-27. Mandatory Credit: Matthew O /

Special Teams

A great day for this unit and we are starting to see it be a strength of this team.

Punter Blake Gillikin only punted 3 times for an average of 35 yards, but he kept the Owls pinned in their own territory on those punts.  For Joey Julius on kickoffs, all but one kick went for touchbacks.  The one that didn’t went out of bounds for a procedure penalty.   Not one punt or kick return for an Owl player which is great.

Kicker Tyler Davis remains perfect on extra points and field goals.  He hit two field goals on Saturday.

John Reid had a nice punt return of 29 yards.  On kickoffs, we got to see both Brandon Polk and Miles Sanders have returns of over 30 yards.

The big negative here was the mishandling of a Temple punt that gift wrapped an Owl touchdown.

Grade: A-

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