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Penn State Football: keys to success at Indiana

By Nick Kreiser

STATE COLLEGE, PA - SEPTEMBER 10: Head coach James Franklin of the Penn State Nittany Lions rings the victory bell after the game against the Ohio Bobcats at Beaver Stadium on September 10, 2022 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
STATE COLLEGE, PA - SEPTEMBER 10: Head coach James Franklin of the Penn State Nittany Lions rings the victory bell after the game against the Ohio Bobcats at Beaver Stadium on September 10, 2022 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /
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STATE COLLEGE, PA – OCTOBER 29: Paris Johnson Jr. #77 of the Ohio State Buckeyes in action against Chop Robinson #44 of the Penn State Nittany Lions during the second half at Beaver Stadium on October 29, 2022 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
STATE COLLEGE, PA – OCTOBER 29: Paris Johnson Jr. #77 of the Ohio State Buckeyes in action against Chop Robinson #44 of the Penn State Nittany Lions during the second half at Beaver Stadium on October 29, 2022 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /

Force Connor Bazelak to make mistakes

Indiana’s Connor Bazelak has thrown the second most interceptions among Big Ten quarterbacks this season with nine. He makes a lot of mistakes when he’s under a lot of pressure, so it’s quite obvious what the recipe is to win on that side of the ball.

Dial up the pressure on Bazelak all afternoon and force him to make bad decisions. If the Nittany Lions can regularly flush him from the pocket and get hits on him on Saturday afternoon, he’ll likely give the game away.

To make things even more difficult on him, he’s got to throw against a great secondary who will undoubtedly take advantage of his mistakes. Forcing Bazelak to turn the ball over multiple times makes it next to impossible for Indiana to come out on top in this one.

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