The Penn State Nittany Lions are a team that no one can really seem to figure out. Penn State was ranked 22nd in the preseason college football associated press poll and was a team with many question marks. Who was going to step and play quarterback with the absence of Anthony Morelli? How would the defense respond?
So far five weeks into the season these questions have been answered. Darryl Clark has stepped up and done an unbelievable job at quarterback for the Nittany Lions. Clark is completing 63 percent of his passes and has nine touchdowns compared to only one interception. The defense has been stellar thus far, only giving up an average of 12.8 points per game. The defense doesn’t have to be great though when they are scoring an average of 49.8 points per game. Granted they haven’t played great competition, other than Illinois, Penn State and their new spread “HD” offense still looks pretty impressive. The tests are sure to come as the Nittany Lions get into the heart of their Big Ten Schedule. The sixth ranked Nittany Lions start a stretch of four road games in six weeks as they head to West Lafayette to battle the Purdue Boilermakers in the “blackout game.” I would expect nothing other than a great game, as Purdue always seems to play better at home. Penn State’s real test will come when they go to Columbus, Ohio to battle the Ohio State Buckeyes on 25th of November. I don’t know about you but this team looks eerie similar to the 2005 team that finished 11-1 and beat Florida State in the Orange Bowl. If they continue their winning ways we may be comparing this team to another sometime down the road.
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