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Penn State football: 5 Players that are key to a victory vs. Purdue

By Justin Grasso

STATE COLLEGE, PA - AUGUST 31: Sean Clifford #14 of the Penn State Nittany Lions warms-up against the Idaho Vandals before the game 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 warms-up against the Idaho Vandals before the game at Beaver Stadium on August 31, 2019 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /
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STATE COLLEGE, PA – NOVEMBER 10: Shareef Miller #48 of the Penn State Nittany Lions sacks Jack Coan #17 of the Wisconsin Badgers during the first half at Beaver Stadium on November 10, 2018 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
STATE COLLEGE, PA – NOVEMBER 10: Shareef Miller #48 of the Penn State Nittany Lions sacks Jack Coan #17 of the Wisconsin Badgers during the first half at Beaver Stadium on November 10, 2018 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /

4. Micah Parsons, LB

This guy right here has some making up to do. Last week, Micah Parsons didn’t have a good game against the Maryland Terps. It’s not because he didn’t play well while on the field. It’s merely because he got himself ejected after laying a questionable shot on the quarterback.

Some say Parsons shouldn’t have been called for targeting, but Parsons’ head coach James Franklin admitted it wasn’t a smart move. Therefore, the young linebacker was in the wrong. While Parsons handled the ejection with class, we’re going to assume he’s got a chip on his shoulder heading into this week’s game against Purdue.

Let’s see how Parsons bounces back. So far this season, Parsons has been relatively quiet. Outside of an outstanding game against Pittsburgh a couple of weeks back, Parsons hasn’t quite been the player we thought he would be. At the very least, we assumed he would’ve had another big game last week if he didn’t get kicked out early. So we’re going to guess that he makes up for his mishaps this week with a big game over Purdue.

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