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O T H E R M A T C H U P S THE LOWDOWNThe slight edge here goes to Penn State due to sophomore punt returner John Reid. Reid has re- turned 13 punts for 115 yards, an average of 8.8 yards per attempt, with his longest being 59 yards. Both teams have excellent punters and place-kickers. Freshman Blake Gillikin averages 44.5 yards per punt for Penn State, while his Minnesota counterpart, redshirt junior Ryan Santoso, averages 45 yards. Redshirt junior PK Tyler Davis has hit 6 of 6 field goal attempts for Penn State, with his longest being 40 yards. Redshirt sophomore Em- mitt Carpenter has converted on all five of his field goal attempts for Minnesota, with his longest being 45 yards. // EDGE Penn State SPECIAL TEAMS THE LOWDOWN Penn State holds an 8-5 edge in its series with Minnesota, including victories in four of the past five meetings. This weekend's game will be the Gophers' first visit to Beaver Stadium since 2009, when they were shut out, 20-0. It will also be their first road game of the season, as their three nonconference victories all took place at TCF Bank Stadium. // EDGEPenn State THIS 'N' THAT THE LOWDOWN This will be the first time James Franklin has coached against Minnesota, but one of his assistants, offensive line coach Matt Limegrover, is very familiar with the Gophers. Limegrover was the Gophers' co-offen- sive coordinator before being let go at the end of the 2015 season as part of the staff shakeup that followed Jerry Kill's exit and Tracy Claeys' promotion to the full-time head coaching position. // EDGE Penn State COACHING STAFF S E P T E M B E R 2 8 , 2 0 1 6 B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M 5 catches for 61 yards. Redshirt junior TE Nate Wozniak, who stands 6-10, 275 pounds, has six receptions for 81 yards. Penn State's pass defense ranks second in the Big Ten. The Lions' secondary is led by Reid, who, in addition to being the team's fourth-leading tackler, also has an interception, which he returned 14 yards. Through four games, Penn State has recorded four interceptions. Reid, Golden, Bell and redshirt sophomore CB Amani Oruwariye all have one interception apiece. Oruwariye returned his pick against Kent State 30 yards for a TD. Up front, Penn State has recorded 10 sacks for 73 yards. Redshirt sophomore DE Shareef Miller leads the team with two sacks, while Sickels and redshirt sophomore DT Antoine White have 1.5 sacks apiece. // KEY MATCHUP Woli- tarsky will try to evade Reid in the secondary, while Sickels will be looking to get around Wright to put pressure on Leidner. // EDGE Penn State

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