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Penn State Football: Grading Nittany Lions’ performance vs. Idaho

By Dylan Burd

STATE COLLEGE, PA - AUGUST 31: Sean Clifford #14 of the Penn State Nittany Lions throws a pass for a touchdown against the Idaho Vandals during the first half at Beaver Stadium on August 31, 2019 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
STATE COLLEGE, PA - AUGUST 31: Sean Clifford #14 of the Penn State Nittany Lions throws a pass for a touchdown against the Idaho Vandals during the first half at Beaver Stadium on August 31, 2019 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /
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STATE COLLEGE, PA – AUGUST 31: Mason Petrino #8 of the Idaho Vandals is pressured by John Reid #29 of the Penn State Nittany Lions during the first half at Beaver Stadium on August 31, 2019 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
STATE COLLEGE, PA – AUGUST 31: Mason Petrino #8 of the Idaho Vandals is pressured by John Reid #29 of the Penn State Nittany Lions during the first half at Beaver Stadium on August 31, 2019 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /

Penn State Football demolished Idaho 79-7 in its season opener on Saturday afternoon.

Saturday’s game vs. Idaho marked the beginning of a new era for Penn State Football, as redshirt sophomore quarterback Sean Clifford made his first career start.

What a fitting way it was to begin the new era against an FCS team, Idaho, who Penn State was favored by over 40 points against. This gave Sean Clifford plus the rest of the young Penn State roster to get a chance to settle in, almost like an NFL preseason game.

The result? A 72-point victory, with the Nittany Lions’ offense putting up a total of 673 total yards, while only allowing Idaho to notch 145 yards with only seven points to show for. Penn State’s 79-point performance was the most that the program has scored since 1991.

Obviously, there’s a lot to break down at each positional unit since there was a ton of depth to enter the game Saturday, including several true freshmen. So let’s get to it!

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