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: Micah Parsons #11 of the Penn State Nittany Lions reacts after making a tackle Kevin Marks #5 of 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+. . . . LINEBACKERS

The linebackers deserve some of the credit for only allowing 3.2 yards per carry, but also deserve some of the blame for the 245 passing yards that Buffalo had, much of which was over the middle of the field. Furthermore, none of the linebackers had a sack as well this week.

Redshirt senior Jan Johnson led the team with 12 tackles. Senior Cam Brown and sophomore Micah Parsons each had ten tackles. Parsons had two tackles for a loss as well.

Sophomore Jesse Luketa, redshirt sophomore Ellis Brooks, and freshman Brandon Smith all had two tackles.

I expect the linebackers, as well as the defensive line to be better next week vs. Pitt.

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