Penn State Football: Grading Nittany Lions performance vs. Michigan

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UNIVERSITY PARK, PA – OCTOBER 19: Sean Clifford #14 of the Penn State Nittany Lions celebrates a touchdown run during the second quarter against the Michigan Wolverines on October 19, 2019 at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) /

OFFENSIVE LINE . B. . .

The offensive line played another solid game against a really good front seven. It wasn’t a perfect game, but it was good enough to get the job done.

Michigan only had two sacks, and two QB hurries, but overall, Sean Clifford didn’t have a ton of time to throw. In terms of the running game, Penn State had 101 yards and a touchdown rushing on 29 carries. That’s 3.5 yards per carry, and only 2.0 if you take away the 44-yard Ricky Slade run.

I don’t like going through scenarios where you take away a big play because that big play did happen, but that gives you an idea about how the running game went for most of the night.

A major positive for the offensive line is that they had no holding penalties. The offensive line has been excellent in terms of limiting holding penalties all season.

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