Football GAMEDAY THREAD: Penn State versus Illinois

[LandoComando]

Lack of discipline already--offside by 11 then a late hit. Can't continue

 

[PSUWrestlingFanSince2011]

Penalties

 

[SUPERTODD]

Every game. No discipline.

 

[NittanyChris]

Why the Hell is Elsdon sniffing the field on the first series?!?!

 

[RickinDayton]

Illinois QB warming up didn't look to stout. Wonder if he'll survive a good hit from Carter, DDS or Vilbert......

I'm looking for Rojas to break out tonight. He really hasn't had a splash game yet.

Right now stupid penalties helping Illinois. They go right down the field and score. Defense looked terrible.

 

[LandoComando]

Reed takes a dumb penalty then doesn't step up to prevent the first on 3rd & 6
Unacceptable start again

 

[Dylan Callaghan-Croley]

Penn State for the second time in three games has allowed an opening drive touchdown.

Luke Altmyer was 5-for-6 on the drive for 47-yards and a touchdown.

Not the start that Tom Allen's defense was hoping for.

 

[PSUWrestlingFanSince2011]

Yikes

 

[GregInPitt]

Why the Hell is Elsdon sniffing the field on the first series?!?!

So he can make tackles 8 yards down field. It's what he does.......

 

[SUPERTODD]

This was my fear coming into the game. A team that can dink-and-dunk and play disciplined football when we aren’t disciplined and have sub-standard LBs.

 

[BudatPSU]

Time to wake up!

 

[j-buff]

We look terrible this defense sucks

 

[NCLION]

Completely outcoached and outschemed
Again
Boy we are going to miss Diaz
Let’s see what this team is made of

 

[Zone-Blitz]

Will Tom Allen get “Yurciched” at some point?

 

[scrivener]

Is anyone really surprised by another horrid start? Multiple penalties, zero pressure and bad tackling.

 

[ryoder1]

That start could not have been worse. Penalties, folding on 3rd down, wide open for TD. Brutal defensive effort.

 

[Dylan Callaghan-Croley]

Illinois's Zakhari Franklin was targeted 4 times on that first drive on Altmyer's six attempts. He had three receptions for 37 yards. Penn State will need to find an answer there.


https://x.com/RivalsDylanCC/status/1840176420124864844

 

[LandoComando]

Hopefully they trust Allar today and we don't play conservative

 

[NittanyLionRoar]

This defense really does suck. Doesn’t get pressure. Doesn’t get turnovers. Can’t even do the little things right, like follow the rules.

 

[YeOldeCup]

Right out of the Bowling Green playbook. Receivers were wide open all the way down the field.

 

[ryoder1]

Is anyone really surprised by another horrid start? Multiple penalties, zero pressure and bad tackling.

Yeah seems to he a trend. 100,000 screaming fans for you and you do that. Really bad.

 

[LandoComando]

This defense really does suck. Doesn’t get pressure. Doesn’t get turnovers. Can’t even do the little things right, like follow the rules.

To be fair to the pass rushers--it's tough to get pressure when guys are running wideopen

 

[SLion]

Can Abdul be a playmaker without trying to cheat snap every play? He seems to not give a shite about constant offsides. I guess he will be right one of these times.

 

[PSUWrestlingFanSince2011]

This was my fear coming into the game. A team that can dink-and-dunk and play disciplined football when we aren’t disciplined and have sub-standard LBs.

Yep, keep Abdul at DE where he can do nothing vs runs up the middle and quick passes.

 

[PurposePitch]

Early returns … crowd stinks, defense stinks.

 

[m.knox]

Bet my wife $20 IL would score on the first possession.....

 

[LandoComando]

Are we sure Allar isn't a better running threat than Beau? lol

 

[psu00]

Is anyone really surprised by another horrid start? Multiple penalties, zero pressure and bad tackling.

Same mistakes week after week not corrected. They overcome it against the cupcakes but then they hit a team with a pulse and it becomes a big issue.

 

[LandoComando]

Bet my wife $20 IL would score on the first possession.....

Should have made the bet more interesting lol

 

[scrivener]

To be fair to the pass rushers--it's tough to get pressure when guys are running wideopen

The front 4 hasn't been impressive at all this year. Very little pressure.

 

[LandoComando]

The front 4 hasn't been impressive at all this year. Very little pressure.

Some of that has been scheme--against WVU we stayed in our lanes. BGSU just didn't hold the ball long enough to create pressure

 

[Dylan Callaghan-Croley]

What a response.

Penn State answers the Illinois touchdown as Tyler Warren the taes the ball out of the wildcat and goes over the top for the touchdown.

XP Pending.

 

[j-buff]

I agree the defensive front doesn’t look good

 

[j-buff]

This may be a shoot out

 

[ryoder1]

Nice answer drive. Defense better wake up.

 

[GregInPitt]

Did Wormley come back into that last drive?

 

[slykens]

Wow. Looks like Warren leaped four yards!

 

[LandoComando]

Warren >>>> Beau
Nice response

 

[DELion]

Warren looked like he was shot out of a cannon!

 

[BudatPSU]

Wow. Looks like Warren leaped four yards!

He has wings.