Penn State Sports Magazine
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O T H E R M A T C H U P S THE LOWDOWNIndiana has two very good specialists in Harris and PK Logan Justus. Harris has averaged 12.5 yards per punt return, with an 86-yard touchdown; Logan has converted 8 of 10 field goal attempts, with a long kick of 44 yards. Penn State is third in the Big Ten in punt returns, as DeAndre Thompkins has averaged 11.5 yards attempt. It is fourth in kickoff returns, with Hamler averaging 24.4 yards. P Blake Gillikin is having an excellent year, averaging 42.9 yards per attempt, but PK Jake Pinegar has struggled, hitting only 4 of 8 field goal tries so far this season. // EDGE Even SPECIAL TEAMS THE LOWDOWNThe Lions haven't lost three in a row since the end of the 2015 season. But aBer dropping a heart- breaker to Ohio State, they came out flat against Michigan State and were beaten again. Now they must go on the road, albeit to a stadium where they've lost only once in nine games. Indiana has its own problems, of course, hav- ing been crushed by Iowa on its home field just last week. // EDGEEven THIS 'N' THAT THE LOWDOWN This is Tom Allen's second full season as Indiana's head coach. He has posted an overall record of 9-11, with a 4-3 mark this season. In recent days, the Hoosiers have been under scrutiny for their handling of Elli- son's suspension. James Franklin is in his fiBh season at Penn State. He's posted a 40-19 record, winning a Big Ten title in 2016 over Wisconsin and beating Washington in the Fiesta Bowl last season. // EDGE Penn State COACHING STAFF O C T O B E R 1 7 , 2 0 1 8 B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M 5 and Donavan Hale has 20 catches for 230 yards and four TDs. Ramsey also likes to throw the ball to his running backs. Scott has 10 catches for 47 yards, while Reese Taylor has 19 catches for 105 yards. Penn State's pass de- fense has been fairly solid this season, ranking sixth in the Big Ten. However, the Lions have posted only six in- terceptions in their first six games, with Taylor and CB Amani Oruwariye collecting two apiece. The secondary will have to bounce back from the Michigan State game, in which it dropped a few opportunities for intercep- tions, including one late in the fourth quarter that would have all but clinched the game for Penn State. The Nit- tany Lions are third in the Big Ten with 19 sacks for 121 yards, averaging 3.2 sacks per game. Miller leads the way with four. // KEY MATCHUP Cronk will try to keep Miller out of the backfield. If the Nittany Lions hope to get a solid pass rush from its defensive line, Miller will have to beat one of Indiana's most experienced offensive line- men. // EDGE Even