6 reasons the Penn State Football beats Indiana
By Brad Weiss
6 reasons the Penn State Nittany Lions beat Indiana
Penn State better up front on both sides of the ball
No matter what the level of football, being better up front on both sides of the ball will always be the key to victory. Luckily for Penn State, they are better than Indiana up front on offense and defense, and that will play a deciding factor in the Big Ten opener this weekend.
Starting on offense, the starting offensive line for the Nittany Lions is led by one of the better centers in college football, as Michal Menet is on the watch list for the Rimington Trophy. Four starters return for Penn State along the offensive line, and there is depth behind them, making this one of the more complete units in the Big Ten.
On defense, Penn State boasts one of the better edge rushing tandems in all of college football, and they will use that to their advantage against a talented quarterback in Michael Penix Jr. Jayson Oweh and Shaka Toney are more than capable of getting after the quarterback, and they will need to be on their game against Penix, who is a dangerous weapon for Indiana.
Inside, the Nittany Lions have tremendous depth as well, with P.J. Mustipher, senior Antonio Shelton, Fred Hansard, and Nick Tarburton. Overall, this defensive front should be able to get push in the middle, and pressure off the edge, as they look to dominate an Indiana offensive line that has plenty of question marks.