Penn State vs. Wisconsin Position Grades

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Dec 3, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions wide receiver Saeed Blacknall (13) scores a touchdown against the Wisconsin Badgers in the second half during the Big Ten Championship college football game at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /

Wide Receivers / Tight Ends

It was a hugely successful night for the receiving corps with McSorley slinging the ball all over the field.

The Lions had not one, but two receivers that had over 100 yards receiving, and all the receivers caught pretty much everything thrown their way, with only a couple drops.

Saeed Blacknall led the way with a career night of six catches for 155 yards and two touchdowns. His first came near the end of the first half and was a routine mid-range catch, but because of the over-pursuit of the Badger defender, he turned up field and cruised to the end zone. In the second half right after a Wisconsin field goal miss, he came back to a long ball from McSorley and proceeded to outrun the defense for a 70-yard score.

After having a relatively quiet season, DaeSean Hamilton had a huge game with eight catches and 118 yards. Chris Godwin only caught three balls for 33 yards, but they all seemed to come at critical points of the game to continue drives.

Finally, Mike Gesicki led off the Nittany Lion scoring with a huge jump ball catch in the end zone similar to the one against Michigan State the previous week. The tight end finished the game with three catches for 58 yards and the score.

Wisconsin’s secondary is one of the better ones in the country, but Penn State’s receivers seemed to have a slight height advantage and they exploited that all night.

Grade: A+

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