Football GAMEDAY THREAD: Penn State Football opens season vs. Purdue

[Biffkin]

The call was push. push on 1

 

[BudatPSU]

I’ve been waiting for that goal line play for five years

Yep

 

[LandoComando]

1:44 remaining in the first half, this is a big drive for Penn State's defense. Purdue gets the ball coming out of half. Seems like a good time for a potential turnover.

Huge drive for sure--definitely can't allow any points for a momentum change

 

[GregInPitt]

Yes

We need Franklin to study what Joe did early in Joe's career, which led to his most successful teams.

When a player was holding the team back, he got replaced. Time for Wallace to be a backup.

 

[PAgeologist]

Singleton with some nice pickups on pass D. I'm predicting he will be No 1 in a couple games.

 

[83772]

Nice TD! Thank God for that knee brace! Cheap shot on the Purdue punk

 

[GregInPitt]

And the Purdue little 2 star recruit gets to the outside again.

And PSU can't get Singleton to the outside? SMH.

 

[Coultr77]

I really don't care. If the elderly children are going to cry and say they're putting someone on ignore because they don't know what they're talking about I'll respond. Let's be real here. They're acting like toddlers because they don't understand the rule.

 

[LandoComando]

Ugggg--already across midfield with a minute left

 

[Dylan Callaghan-Croley]

It didn't take long for Purdue to find themselves in Penn State territory.

 

[CJFisJoePaII]

Sean Clifford takes a late hit and it's a roughing the passer call on Purdue. Could've been very ugly, got taken out right at the knee.

Clear PF weather late or not - it is illegal (a PF) to target a QB's knees when QB is in act of throwing.

 

[Obliviax]

It didn't take long for Purdue to find themselves in Penn State territory.

Playing really soft defense

 

[GregInPitt]

Singleton with some nice pickups on pass D. I'm predicting he will be No 1 in a couple games.

About every PSU fan beat you to it, the day he actually signed his LOI.

 

[Dylan Callaghan-Croley]

If you're worried about Penn State's pass defense, I would say A) this is one of the best passing offenses they'll face all season and quarterbacks. B) They don't face another good one until Michigan in October so plenty of time for improvements to be made.

 

[LandoComando]

Horrible clock management there by Purdue

 

[Online Persona]

Defense gives up a lot of quick hitters

 

[Obliviax]

Noise

 

[BudatPSU]

Great!

 

[PSUQBKeeper]

Klatt you idiot they had 2 timeouts, of course they can run it

 

[ryoder1]

HUGE turnover!

 

[LandoComando]

If you're worried about Penn State's pass defense, I would say A) this is one of the best passing offenses they'll face all season and quarterbacks. B) They don't face another good one until Michigan in October so plenty of time for improvements to be made.

Hilinski looked pretty good against Nebraska. Not that he'll continue that but I that could be a nice test.

 

[Dylan Callaghan-Croley]

The turnover king himself, Zakee Wheatley with the strip, Joey Porter Jr recovers the fumble, and Penn State will have 30 seconds to make something happen before half.

 

[PSUQBKeeper]

also Klatt, he DID get the ball cleanly and Wheatley stripped it

 

[LandoComando]

Wait, why wasn't that automatically reviewed?

 

[GregInPitt]

It was Wheatley, the turnover King, that knocked the ball loose.

 

[Dylan Callaghan-Croley]

Hilinski looked pretty good against Nebraska. Not that he'll continue that but I that could be a nice test.

Agreed, Minnesota could also be a good test though that's following Michigan.

 

[Obliviax]

Formation? He carried the ball in the wrong hand!

 

[ram2020]

Hell of an effort from this Wheatley kid who i guess has a bit of a propensity of getting the ball out.

 

[PSUQBKeeper]

lmao he never even went out of bounds

 

[LandoComando]

Agreed, Minnesota could also be a good test though that's following Michigan.

Agreed--those are the ones that jumped out to me

 

[ryoder1]

Better call them all night against them to make up for that horrific targeting call.

 

[Dylan Callaghan-Croley]

Agreed--those are the ones that jumped out to me

Going to need all the tests for when Ohio State comes to town at the end of October.

 

[LandoComando]

That backfoot throw was really Clifford's first real ugly play today--got lucky

 

[Obliviax]

Strange!!!

 

[psualt]

Holy crap!

 

[CJFisJoePaII]

Purdue has basically blatantly interfered on every deep ball. They didn't even call the one on Strange down the sideline and it was obvious as well.

 

[PSUQBKeeper]

jesus does Joel Klatt ever listen to himself?

 

[LandoComando]

Going to need all the tests for when Ohio State comes to town at the end of October.

Agreed

And that was a huge play by Strange!

 

[Jerry]

WHAAAAT??!!

 

[Dylan Callaghan-Croley]

WOW!

Penn State with a HUGE touchdown half as Sean Clifford finds Brenton Strange who battles off a tackler and takes it 65-yards for a touchdown.