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Penn State Football: Position grades versus Indiana

By Dylan Burd

BLOOMINGTON, IN - OCTOBER 20: Trace McSorley #9 of the Penn State Nittany Lions runs the ball against the Indiana Hoosiers in the fourth quarter of the game at Memorial Stadium on October 20, 2018 in Bloomington, Indiana. Penn State won 33-28. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
BLOOMINGTON, IN - OCTOBER 20: Trace McSorley #9 of the Penn State Nittany Lions runs the ball against the Indiana Hoosiers in the fourth quarter of the game at Memorial Stadium on October 20, 2018 in Bloomington, Indiana. Penn State won 33-28. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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BLOOMINGTON, IN – OCTOBER 20: Trace McSorley #9 of the Penn State Nittany Lions runs the ball against the Indiana Hoosiers in the fourth quarter of the game at Memorial Stadium on October 20, 2018 in Bloomington, Indiana. Penn State won 33-28. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
BLOOMINGTON, IN – OCTOBER 20: Trace McSorley #9 of the Penn State Nittany Lions runs the ball against the Indiana Hoosiers in the fourth quarter of the game at Memorial Stadium on October 20, 2018 in Bloomington, Indiana. Penn State won 33-28. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

Quarterbacks

Trace McSorley had an average game on Saturday, coming off a bad game last week vs. Michigan State. After not allowing McSorley to throw downfield at all last game, Penn State offensive coordinator Ricky Rahne was the complete opposite against Indiana.

McSorley was throwing deep early, where he was mostly way off target. He completed only 19 of his 36 passes, good for a completion percentage of 52.7. You have to imagine that several of these incompletions were due to the heavy winds mentioned early. The other incompletions were largely due to dropped passes, which also caused McSorley’s only interception in the game.

McSorley ended the game with 220 passing yards and no touchdowns, breaking his streak of 34 straight games with a touchdown pass. While it was difficult to move the ball through the air, McSorley had no problem getting things down on the ground.

McSorley had 107 rushing yards and a touchdown on 19 carries. This has become a common theme when Penn State’s offense hasn’t been able to get going this season.

Backup quarterback Tommy Stevens also saw some passing action on Saturday, as he completed his only pass of the day for a 23-yard touchdown.

Overall, it was a decent day for Trace McSorley, but most importantly, he did enough to get the win.

Grade: C+

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