Penn State Football: Grades vs. Indiana

Here we go again. The number one concern going into this game was the Penn State secondary after the poor performance it had against Minnesota last week.

All you have to do is look at the box score to know how that went. I’ve already mentioned Peyton Ramsey’s stats multiple times in this article, but he put on a show, including a 38-yard touchdown pass to a wide-open receiver on Indiana’s first score of the game.

Tariq Castro-Fields had eight tackles in the game, which led the team. You never want to see a cornerback lead the team in tackles because that’s how you know the opponent wide receivers were having their way.

In addition to the 371 passing yards allowed by the secondary, they also missed a ton of tackles, more than the linebackers. John Reid, who had three tackles, also dropped what should have been an easy interception.

Lamont Wade had seven tackles in the game, while Garrett Taylor had six, including one tackle for loss. However, the safeties have done a poor job over the last two games of communicating with the corners. That’s the reason why there have been so many wide-open receivers.

The lone bright spot for the secondary was Marquis Wilson’s forced fumble and recovery, which came in the secondary quarter with Penn State up by only three points.

After this game, Penn State is now allowing 240.3 passing yards per game, which ranks 12th in the Big Ten. Let’s just say they’ll have their work cut out for them vs. Ohio State.