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Penn State Football: key players at Indiana

By Nick Kreiser

STATE COLLEGE, PA - OCTOBER 22: Sean Clifford #14 of the Penn State Nittany Lions hands the ball off to Kaytron Allen #13 against the Minnesota Golden Gophers during the first half at Beaver Stadium on October 22, 2022 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
STATE COLLEGE, PA - OCTOBER 22: Sean Clifford #14 of the Penn State Nittany Lions hands the ball off to Kaytron Allen #13 against the Minnesota Golden Gophers during the first half at Beaver Stadium on October 22, 2022 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /
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Penn State Football looks to get back in the win column this week as they take on the Indiana Hoosiers in what could be considered a trap game.

The Hoosiers are a scrappy team that always seems to play the Nittany Lions tough at home. Add in the fact that there are high winds expected, and the likelihood of this being a weird, fluky game increases.

To avoid losing in their second consecutive trip to Bloomington, these are four players that will need to step up and play well for Penn State Football.

Bryce Effner (OT)

STATE COLLEGE, PA – OCTOBER 29: Bryce Effner #72 of the Penn State Nittany Lions and Zach Harrison #9 of the Ohio State Buckeyes fight for position during the first half at Beaver Stadium on October 29, 2022 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
STATE COLLEGE, PA – OCTOBER 29: Bryce Effner #72 of the Penn State Nittany Lions and Zach Harrison #9 of the Ohio State Buckeyes fight for position during the first half at Beaver Stadium on October 29, 2022 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /

It seems likely that the Nittany Lions will be without projected first rounder Olu Fashanu against Indiana, which means someone else will have to step up.

Bryce Effner started at right tackle the past few games in place on the injured Caedan Wallace, and against Ohio State, he struggled. When Fashanu left the game last week, Effner bumped over to play left tackle. Presumably, he’ll be there again this week if Fashanu is unable to play.

He’ll have big shoes to fill in place of Olu Fashanu, so Bryce Effner’s performance will be pivotal to the success of the offense this week. Even if by chance Fashanu is good to go, there’s still a good chance Effner will play right tackle.

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