Penn State Sports Magazine
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P R E G A M E R E P O R T M I C H I G A N @ P E N N S T A T E N O O N , N O V . 2 1 A B C MICHIGAN FACTS COACH Jim Harbaugh (Michigan, '86) COACH'S RECORD 29-6 after four seaons at Stanford (2007- 10) and his first at Michigan. 2015 RECORD 8-2, 5-1 Big Ten Conference - East RECORD VS. PSU The Wolver- ines lead the all-time series, 11-7. MOST RECENT MEETING PSU jumped out to a 13-7 lead in the second quarter after a 10-yard TD pass to DaeSean Hamilton from Chirstian Hackenberg, but then Michigan scored 11 straight to seal the win, 18-13, in Ann Arbor Oct. 11, 2014. GOOD NEWS The same five offensive linemen have started all 10 games for Michigan this season and have al- lowed just 14 sacks. BAD NEWS Over the last three seasons the Wolverines are 5-12 against oppo- nents who have a winning record. In 2015, however, they've won 3 of 4 games against teams above .500. DID YOU KNOW? Penn State ranks among the worst in the country in red-zone defense, allowing opponents to score on 92.3 percent of their trips inside the 20-yard line. Michigan, meanwhile, scores on 95.2 percent of its time in the red zone, which is the No. 3-best rate in the country. | SEEING RED Zettel pressures the QB in a game against Indiana this season. Zettel is among the seniors who will be recognized before Saturday's game. Photo by Steve Manuel SENIOR SEND-OFF PSU to honor 'the glue and foundation' of the team Matt Baney, Anthony Zettel and Christian Hackenberg each took a turn in front of Penn State's media room Tuesday. A key scout-team player, the leader of the defensive line and starting quarter- back – although their team responsibilities are in stark con- trast, Baney, Zettel and Hackenberg are the faces PSU wants to put in front of the cam- eras this week, leading up to the &nal home game of the year. They personify three types of student-athlete who have helped hold Penn State's storied program together through what could have been the most divisive times, achieving a winning record in four consecutive seasons in the face of what were supposed to be program-killing sanctions set forth by the NCAA. As head coach James Franklin said, "They're the glue and the foundation that stood strong when Penn State needed them most." While Hackenberg won't be among the pregame honorees, one of them will be Baney,