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Five things I want to see out of Penn State Football when they take on Ohio

By Nick Kreiser

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN - SEPTEMBER 01: Nicholas Singleton #10 of the Penn State Nittany Lions runs the ball during the first half against the Purdue Boilermakers at Ross-Ade Stadium on September 1, 2022 in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN - SEPTEMBER 01: Nicholas Singleton #10 of the Penn State Nittany Lions runs the ball during the first half against the Purdue Boilermakers at Ross-Ade Stadium on September 1, 2022 in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /
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Penn State defensive end Amin Vanover (56) and linebacker Kobe King (41) celebrate after the team’s defeat of Purdue, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Ind.2022-09-02-penn state
Penn State defensive end Amin Vanover (56) and linebacker Kobe King (41) celebrate after the team’s defeat of Purdue, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Ind.2022-09-02-penn state /

More aggressive defense

For much of the Purdue game, we did not see the aggressive defensive approach that we had originally expected from Manny Diaz. Hopefully week two is a bit of a different story.

While I wouldn’t expect Manny Diaz to show too much in terms of blitz packages and coverages if he doesn’t have to, I would still like to see the Penn State defense be more aggressive than they were a week ago.

Perhaps last week they did not want to be overly aggressive against Purdue’s air-raid offense, in fear of getting beat over the top for big plays, but this week should be different.

Ohio certainly has some good players on their offense, led by quarterback Kurtis Rourke, but this Penn State defense is significantly more talented and should be able to play fast, aggressive, and force a lot of negative plays and turnovers if Diaz cuts them loose.

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