1 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:08,959 Speaker 1: Welcome back into the Penn State Pulse. I'm your host, 2 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: Dylan Dawson. Penn State travels to the Twin Cities to 3 00:00:12,039 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 1: take on a sneaky Minnesota team on Saturday. You guys 4 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:17,159 Speaker 1: know the deal. It's want to know every week. You 5 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 1: can't look overlook anyone. This is a pretty good team 6 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:22,920 Speaker 1: the Ninny Lions are facing up against on the road. 7 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 1: So let's jump into the basics. Minnesota is six and 8 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:29,160 Speaker 1: four overall in the year. They have a few pretty 9 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:32,159 Speaker 1: nice wins coming against Illinois, which I believe was on 10 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 1: the road, and then they also be usc They also 11 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: just came up just short in Ann Arbor, losing to 12 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:42,559 Speaker 1: Michigan twenty seven to twenty four on the road. This 13 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:45,600 Speaker 1: is a team that excels, particularly on the defensive side 14 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 1: of the ball. They're allowing seventeen point seven points per 15 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:51,960 Speaker 1: game this season, which is good for twelfth in the country. 16 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 1: They have a lot of playmakers on that side of 17 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 1: the ball, which I'm gonna get into here in a 18 00:00:56,760 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 1: little bit. Offensively, the Gophers aren't gonna value with a 19 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:04,360 Speaker 1: ton of explosives, but they've been that traditional, gritty, Big 20 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 1: ten offense that finds a way to stay in games. 21 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: Penn State has lost two straight road games at Minnesota 22 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 1: when you look at the game history coming in twenty 23 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 1: thirteen and of course twenty nineteen, which a lot of 24 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:18,960 Speaker 1: us remember. Unfortunately, that game has given me a lot 25 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:22,959 Speaker 1: of PDSD. So they'll look to snap that streak on Saturday. 26 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 1: It's not much of one, but still regardless, we'd like 27 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:28,479 Speaker 1: to snap that. The line is sitting right now as 28 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 1: I'm recording at Penn State minus eleven and a half. 29 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 1: It's been anywhere between ten and a half and I 30 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:37,399 Speaker 1: believe fifteen and a half in the last week or so, 31 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 1: so jumping around a good bit for some reason. So 32 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:43,479 Speaker 1: let's get into some guys to watch for Minnesota and 33 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 1: we will begin at the QB spot with Max Brosmer. 34 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 1: That is a New Hampshire transfer who's having a very 35 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 1: good fifth season of college football, his first with the Gophers. 36 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 1: He has thrown for twenty two hundred fifty one yards 37 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 1: and fourteen touchdowns to four interceptions so far on the year. 38 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: He's also completing a bit over sixty seven percent of 39 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 1: his pass attempts. This is an experienced quarterback who doesn't 40 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:11,519 Speaker 1: make many mistakes and will keep you in a lot 41 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:13,839 Speaker 1: of games. I don't know if that reminds you, guys 42 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 1: of anyone just off of that quick breakdown, but he 43 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 1: honestly reminds me a bit of Sean Clifford. Running back 44 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 1: Darius Taylor, that's probably their top guy on the offensive 45 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 1: side of the ball. I think he's gonna give us 46 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:27,799 Speaker 1: Penn State fans some headaches this weekend. He is an 47 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 1: explosive and physical runner who has been highly productive on 48 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 1: the year with six hundred and seventy two yards and 49 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 1: nine touchdowns on about five yards per carry. They feed 50 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:40,680 Speaker 1: him the ball a lot when he's successful. Minnesota's offense 51 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 1: as a whole is typically successful, so Penn State will 52 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:46,239 Speaker 1: need to shut him down early and often. It's a 53 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:50,079 Speaker 1: similar situation to Tabbie Walker with Wisconsin. The offense kind 54 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 1: of runs through him, as Minnesota's runs through Darius Taylor. 55 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 1: They also tend to give him a heavier workload in 56 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:00,839 Speaker 1: their bigger games. When they played Illy and beat them, 57 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 1: he carried twenty two times for one hundred and thirty 58 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:06,079 Speaker 1: one yards in a touchdown, and then he carried twenty 59 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 1: five times against USC for one hundred and forty four yards, 60 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 1: So they definitely like to give him the rock a 61 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 1: little bit more in their bigger stages. The Gophers leading 62 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 1: receiver is red shirt senior Daniel Jackson, who has collected 63 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 1: sixty three catches for seven hundred and twelve yards and 64 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 1: three touchdowns on the season. He is kind of your 65 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 1: all around versatile receiver. They line him up both on 66 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:32,200 Speaker 1: the boundary and in the slot on occasion. Alright. Moving 67 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 1: over to the defensive side of the ball, true freshman 68 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: safety Coy Perrich is a star in the making. He's 69 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 1: probably their top guy on that side of the ball. 70 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 1: He already has five picks on the year to go 71 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 1: along with twenty one tackles and a force fumble. Paris 72 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:49,119 Speaker 1: is a big, physical safety. I think he's like six two, 73 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 1: six one or six two and about two hundred pounds. 74 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 1: His elite ball skills, and it's not like he was 75 00:03:54,720 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 1: a diamond in the rough as a recruit either. On 76 00:03:57,080 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 1: three had this kid ranked as the number thirty five 77 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 1: overall in the country and the number two safety in 78 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 1: the class, and teams like Ohio State, USC and I 79 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 1: believe Michigan were trying to flip them late, but the 80 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 1: Gophers were able to keep the Minnesota native home, and 81 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 1: it seems to already be paying dividends for them in 82 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 1: just his freshman year. Oh right, defensive lineman John Joyner 83 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 1: is the Gophers sack leader on the year with four 84 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:25,039 Speaker 1: and a half so far. He's listed about six five 85 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:28,159 Speaker 1: two sixty five, so he can line up anywhere along 86 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:31,120 Speaker 1: the line. He also has twenty eight tackles, two for 87 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:34,599 Speaker 1: his fumbles, and a pretty ridiculous seven passes defense. He 88 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:36,720 Speaker 1: gets those long arms up and knocks down a bunch 89 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:40,560 Speaker 1: of balls. They're leading tackler on the year is linebacker 90 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 1: Cody Lindenberg, with seventy six through ten games. He also 91 00:04:45,839 --> 00:04:50,159 Speaker 1: has six passes defense, a sack, and an interception. Lindenberg 92 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:52,400 Speaker 1: is a pretty big backer, standing at about six three 93 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:56,119 Speaker 1: two forty, but he's still deceptively quick for his size. 94 00:04:57,520 --> 00:05:00,400 Speaker 1: All right, moving on, Let's now jump in to some 95 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:05,039 Speaker 1: game predictions. First up, these are two very good secondaries 96 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 1: going up against two very good qbs. But I think 97 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:11,159 Speaker 1: the top guy at that position shines through on Saturday, 98 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:14,839 Speaker 1: So give me Drew Aller out passing Max brosmer By 99 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:18,400 Speaker 1: at least one hundred yards. Also, I apologize, I don't 100 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:20,280 Speaker 1: know if it's Brasma or Brosmer. I think I've said 101 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:23,560 Speaker 1: both so far, so just let's just roll with the 102 00:05:23,560 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 1: punches here. Next up, Zion Tracy has been looking pretty 103 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 1: good on those punt returns, and I think he is 104 00:05:30,520 --> 00:05:33,480 Speaker 1: due to break one in the near future. So give 105 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:36,800 Speaker 1: me a Zion Tracy punt return touchdown against the Gophers. 106 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 1: And finally, and I hope this is a jinx, I'm 107 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:44,279 Speaker 1: gonna say that PSU has a scoreless first quarter. Penn 108 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:46,240 Speaker 1: State has had slow starts in a lot of these 109 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:49,560 Speaker 1: road games, so it'll likely continue this Saturday. I think 110 00:05:49,760 --> 00:05:53,359 Speaker 1: usc was really the only exception I wouldn't mind at 111 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:56,080 Speaker 1: all if this prediction was the one that I got wrong. 112 00:05:56,920 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 1: And then for the score prediction, I do see Penn 113 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:02,479 Speaker 1: State eventually taking control of this game, probably at some 114 00:06:02,520 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 1: point in the second half, and pulling away to win 115 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:08,840 Speaker 1: twenty four to thirteen. I think the offense struggles a bit, 116 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:11,240 Speaker 1: but scores when it matters and gets the job done 117 00:06:11,279 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 1: against a stout and in my opinion, a bit underrated 118 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:18,080 Speaker 1: Minnesota d and the defense limits Minnesota to a pretty 119 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:20,800 Speaker 1: high degree, but the Gopher still find points at the 120 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 1: end of a few drives. Right so that is going 121 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 1: to do it for today's episode of the Penn State Pulse. 122 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:28,920 Speaker 1: Thank you all so much for tuning in as always, 123 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 1: and I will see y'all after the game to break 124 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:31,360 Speaker 1: it down.