Penn State Football: Position grades vs Kent State

By Dylan Burd | Sep 18, 2018

STATE COLLEGE, PA - SEPTEMBER 15: Trace McSorley #9 of the Penn State Nittany Lions throws a pass for a touchdown against the Kent State Golden Flashes during the first half at Beaver Stadium on September 15, 2018 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /

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STATE COLLEGE, PA – SEPTEMBER 15: Ricky Slade #4 of the Penn State Nittany Lions scores a touchdown against the Kent State Golden Flashes during the second half at Beaver Stadium on September 15, 2018 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /

Offensive Line

The offensive line was good this week when they were actually blocking legally, which was not a lot. Three Penn State touchdowns were called back by penalties, two of them, holding on the offensive line.

While the yard totals were great for Penn State, two passing touchdowns can’t be negated because of holding. Penn State is usually great at winning the turnover battle, something that James Franklin stresses, but gave up more penalty yards than Kent State by two, on one less penalty.

The point of this is that the Nittany Lions are lucky that this was the Golden Flashes, and not the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Grade: C+

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