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Penn State
“Trace McSorley could be a Heisman candidate this year."
"That offense will show new things this season because they got ahead of schedule, which is impressive considering how thin they were coming off sanctions."
"This looks like the first true Big Ten O-line they’ve had since before (Joe) Paterno was fired."
"The Rose Bowl run didn’t surprise other coaches because James Franklin has been projecting that attitude and expectation since he got there. He’s got swagger, and he doesn’t care how that projects across the league. The energy he brings has been there, but they’ve had serious depth issues and had to make some crucial changes on offense."
"When you watch film on Joe Moorhead’s offense it looks simple, but that’s his trick. It looks simple because they’re getting more and more smooth in their routes. Simple means well-executed."
"(Defensive coordinator) Brent Pry had a thin unit last season, but the offense helped hide some issues."
"People talk about Paterno in context of the scandal, but they were behind on so many other football things like conditioning and analyst work and overall player development. This finally looks like a modern football program.”
Penn State
"That offense will show new things this season because they got ahead of schedule, which is impressive considering how thin they were coming off sanctions."
"This looks like the first true Big Ten O-line they’ve had since before (Joe) Paterno was fired."
"The Rose Bowl run didn’t surprise other coaches because James Franklin has been projecting that attitude and expectation since he got there. He’s got swagger, and he doesn’t care how that projects across the league. The energy he brings has been there, but they’ve had serious depth issues and had to make some crucial changes on offense."
"When you watch film on Joe Moorhead’s offense it looks simple, but that’s his trick. It looks simple because they’re getting more and more smooth in their routes. Simple means well-executed."
"(Defensive coordinator) Brent Pry had a thin unit last season, but the offense helped hide some issues."
"People talk about Paterno in context of the scandal, but they were behind on so many other football things like conditioning and analyst work and overall player development. This finally looks like a modern football program.”
