Penn State Football: Position Grades versus Akron
Linebackers
It’s tough for a linebacker group to get judged when a defensive line and secondary dominated the way Penn State football did. It shouldn’t be an indictment on the unit, especially because they cleaned up well. Nevertheless, it’s not fair to hand them the highest grade if they didn’t have to make all the plays.
Still, Manny Bowen, Cameron Brown, Jarvis Miller, etcetera did a nice job of containing things. If anything got past the D-Line, they were quick to shut it down. They’ll need the linebackers to continue to play at this level and rise up when the team needs them.
Although the offense didn’t get on the linebackers a lot this week, they’ll see more reps against better teams. Luckily for Penn State football, this team’s strength lies in the front seven.