Penn State Football: Position Grades at Pitt

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PITTSBURGH, PA – SEPTEMBER 08: Mac Hippenhammer #12 of the Penn State Nittany Lions celebrates with C.J. Thorpe #69 of the Penn State Nittany Lions after catching a 11 yard touchdown pass against the Pittsburgh Panthers in the fourth quarter on September 8, 2018 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) /

Offensive Line

There isn’t much to say about the offensive line, and that’s a very good thing. This unit did a 180 from week one, and played an extremely solid game. Trace McSorley was only sacked one time in this game, and only hurried once.

In addition, Miles Sanders averaging 7.4 yards per carry has a lot to do with the guys up front. They did an incredible job blocking for him.

If there was one issue with the offensive line in this game, it was that Pitt did have nine tackles for loss.

However, several of those plays were short screens or plays to the outside that weren’t the offensive line’s fault. Overall, the offensive line really rebounded from week one, and that was great to see.

Grade: A-

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