T. Henderson is going to run W-I-L-D on us!
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This is no time to panic. Even a talent like Henderson will eventually get tired.
If we play like last weekend, he won't break a sweat and will be on the bench after 3 quarters.
Whatever. It's a game. And next week's game hasn't even happened yet.
Don't think so as they want to get both Miyan Williams and Evan Pryor some meaningful touches as the season progresses or they know they could very well lose those kids to the portal. Williams ia a RS freshman while Pryor is a true freshman. It sounds like last year's starter - Master Teague - is now either their 3rd or 4th RB. The Portal has really changed the way most teams look at managing their rosters now
Great...three 200 yard rushers in one game
probably not. OSU will play more of a conventional offense and actually try to throw the ball. Not a 9 man line with a single running back.
Great chance for multiple 200 yard rushing games from the RBs…
Agreed, however this kid is like Saquon, multiple long explosive runs are possible even if he does not get 25 carries. And he has an offensive line.
Certainly without PJ Mustiphur stuffing/clogging up the middle at DT, we seem to be awfully exposed for a potential beat down by someone of Henderson’s abilities running behind OSU’s line.
Well that 6 at half time gets him close there Nostradamus
At one point in the game he had 14 carries for 20 yards. He ended up with 28 carries for 152 yards. Up until the 68 yard run PSU contained him. After it, not so much. He's a player. If he stays healthy, he will put up big numbers in his college career.
Saquon has had many games like that. Bottled up, bottled up, bottled up.......and then explodes for a big run. Completely changes the dynamic.
Gotta give the run defense a lot of credit. Henderson finished with over 150 yards rushing, but our guys came to play. Held him to less than 6 yards/carry for a guy averaging 9 a carry. And the 68 yarder (and the ~30 yarder late in the 4th quarter) account for most of those yards.
How many times have you watched the CF scoreboard and you saw uber talented teams like Alabama and OSU behind in the 1st half and only to look later on to see they've pulled the game out late. If you look at the yesterday's game. it was somewhat of the same situation. Certain teams always play other teams tough and I really believe it's all about the mental aspect of the game. The Auburn-Alabama and PSU-OSU are two examples of certain teams constantly playing others tough - year in and out - no matter what Vegas says.
Kudos to PSU for flat out - once again - bringing it yesterday and if you don't believe me, go listen to the OSU coaches and players after the game
Great. We should place the “play OSU tough and lose” plaque in the PSU trophy case
This is what having a roster of 5 stars does for you. Even if the starters can compete while fresh, only one team can rotate in great backups instead of good ones as the game wears on.
Luketa comes to mind as an obvious one last night. He's been an underappreciated monster this year, but he looked completely exhausted after his full field sprint on that play that somehow wasn't blown dead immediately. I didn't notice him the rest of the game.
