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Power football to return Penn State Football: Takeaways from Mike Yurcich

By Lawrence Santa Maria

Penn State Nittany Lions running back Keyvone Lee (Mandatory Credit: Bruce Thorson-USA TODAY Sports)
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Yurcich mum on assessing quarterback situation  …

Yurcich said first things first upon arriving in Happy Valley was to organize the coaching staff around him and get them all on the same page before installing schemes with the players, which he said they are now in the process of doing.

As expected, he would not offer any assessment of the quarterbacks or any players on the roster right now. Yurcich said he would wait till after spring practice, when he’s had a chance to see guys on the field before offering any type of insight into what he thinks of certain players.

However, Yurcich did go into what he expects out of his quarterbacks and how he has molded quarterbacks in the past. Eyes and feet he said were the keys to giving a quarterback a chance to be successful. The quarterback needs to be able to know what he’s looking at, go through his progressions and then physically have good footwork which will give him a chance to be accurate.

This was an interesting comment when you think about quarterback Sean Clifford because accuracy was his biggest issue last season, routinely throwing high and behind open wide receivers.

Yurcich also touched on how potentially no matter who is behind center, the Penn State Football can be brought to the next level; ball security, scoring and explosiveness.

He explained that explosions are huge in what correlates to scoring and wins, as well as not turning the ball over. Making sure every possession ends with a kick, either a extra point, a field goal or a punt, making sure the opposition is always working with a long field, especially with the defense Penn State Football has, Yurcich explained.

The Nittnay Lions struggled with explosive plays last season and struggled turning the ball over, something they did not do in their 11-2 season in 2019. If Yurcich can get big plays out of Doton, Washing and the rest of their weapons while cutting down turnovers for Clifford, this could be a dangerous offense next fall.

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