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

By Dylan Burd | Sep 10, 2019

STATE COLLEGE, PA - SEPTEMBER 07: Noah Cain #21 of the Penn State Nittany Lions rushes for a touchdown against DeShondrick Foxworth #54 of the Buffalo Bulls and Tim Terry Jr. #5 during the second half at Beaver Stadium on September 07, 2019 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /

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STATE COLLEGE, PA – SEPTEMBER 07: Sean Clifford #14 of the Penn State Nittany Lions rushes against the Buffalo Bulls during the second half at Beaver Stadium on September 07, 2019 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /

C. . . . OFFENSIVE LINE

This was a concerning performance from the offensive line compared to last week. Penn State only was able to rush for 90 yards in the game, which is far below where they want to be. To put things in perspective, Penn State rushed for 331 yards vs. Idaho.

In addition, Sean Clifford was sacked three times, and Buffalo had a total of seven tackles for loss. That’s inexcusable against a MAC team.

The Penn State offensive line also had two first-half penalties. One was a holding call, and the other was an ineligible man downfield.

Overall, the offensive line was just nowhere near as dominant as they should have been against this Buffalo team. That has to be an area the team focuses on improving in time for the Big Ten schedule.

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