1 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: Welcome back into the Penn State Pulse. I'm your host, 2 00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 1: Dylan Dawson. Penn State top UCLA twenty seven to eleven 3 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:17,280 Speaker 1: on Saturday, and although the score doesn't fully indicate it, 4 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:21,400 Speaker 1: PSU dominated this game from start to finish. I've heard 5 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 1: a lot of people say that that was a boring game, 6 00:00:24,239 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 1: and it certainly wasn't an all time classic, but that's 7 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:28,920 Speaker 1: because there was never really a threat from the Bruins 8 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:32,479 Speaker 1: at any point in the matchup. Let's get going with 9 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 1: things that stood out most to me. This one was 10 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 1: on top of my areas for Improvement segment last week 11 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:41,239 Speaker 1: and it's made its way to the positive side of 12 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 1: news coverage for now. That is the Penn State kicking 13 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:49,519 Speaker 1: game walk on. Ryan Barker got the start for the 14 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 1: Netty Lyons and he showed off a perfect performance on 15 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 1: the day. Barker was able to go three for three 16 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 1: on extra points and drilled two field goals, one of 17 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 1: which was from forty yards out. I was calling for 18 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 1: him to possibly win the starting job back in the 19 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:07,560 Speaker 1: off season, and it looks like that has finally come 20 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 1: to fruition, just a bit later than expected. As of 21 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 1: right now, that placekicker job is absolutely Ryan Barker's to lose. 22 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 1: Next up, a new deep threat appears to be emerging 23 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:22,200 Speaker 1: in the Penn State wide receiver room, and that is 24 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: Liam Clifford, who caught three balls for one hundred and 25 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:28,480 Speaker 1: seven yards on Saturday. His long on the day went 26 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 1: for fifty seven on a beautiful ball from Drew Aller. 27 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 1: Liam has been shaking loose in the last few games 28 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:38,679 Speaker 1: and finding open spaces down the field, especially up the seams. 29 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 1: That's what his touchdown came on against Illinois. I believe 30 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 1: now that I think that's wrong. Someone correct me let 31 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 1: me know when that was. But he was talked about 32 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 1: a ton as this team's wide receiver two all off season. 33 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 1: After creating a bunch of buzz, he ended up working 34 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 1: his way through an injury in the first few games 35 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 1: of the season, which kept him on off the field. 36 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 1: I don't think he even saw a target against West 37 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 1: Virginia or Bowling Green. But now that he's healthy, Clifford 38 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 1: appears to be building momentum that'll absolutely be welcomed from 39 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 1: Penn State as they enter this huge four game stretch 40 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:17,959 Speaker 1: on the schedule. For those unaware, the Ninty Lions next 41 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 1: four opponents are at USC at Wisconsin, which is looking 42 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 1: like a primetime seven thirty kickoff, and then versus Ohio 43 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 1: State and finally versus Washington in the White Out, who 44 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 1: of course just knocked off the Michigan Wolverines. PSU does 45 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:37,239 Speaker 1: have a bye week sandwich in there between USC and Wisconsin, 46 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 1: so that will help a bit, especially with allowing this 47 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 1: team full of brump bumps and bruises right now to 48 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 1: rest up a bit and heal up. Next up, Edge 49 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 1: Rushers seem to be rounding into form for the ninty Lions. 50 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 1: I have to hit on my guy, Denied Ennis Sutton. 51 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:57,079 Speaker 1: We all know what Abdul Carter brings to the table already. 52 00:02:57,120 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: He's been turning it up a notch in the last 53 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 1: few games now at the end. But what a showing 54 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 1: from big number thirty three dds against the Bruins. It 55 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: may not have shown up on the stat sheet, but 56 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:12,840 Speaker 1: Deny was straight up disruptive on Saturday. Shout out disrupt you. 57 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 1: That man probably had half a dozen QB pressures and 58 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 1: was a split second away on like three separate stripsacks. 59 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:22,399 Speaker 1: Then I came into Penn State as a five star 60 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:25,799 Speaker 1: recruit out of high school. He was a big time 61 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 1: prospect with all the tools. I mean, he chose Penn 62 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:32,119 Speaker 1: State over Georgia and Alabama that was his final three schools. 63 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 1: So he was obviously a very talented player from the 64 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 1: moment he arrived on campus. But the one thing that 65 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:40,000 Speaker 1: he really wanted to work on was his bend and 66 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 1: playing at a lower pad level. It's not easy to 67 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 1: do when you're about six foot six, two hundred and 68 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 1: seventy pounds, but man, I think he's figuring it out 69 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 1: at his size. To bend like he does on some 70 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 1: of those plays as a pass rusher is just NFL 71 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 1: level stuff, and he can move to for that size. 72 00:03:57,720 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 1: So Denia is rounding into form and guess what that means. 73 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 1: The Penn State and aillions have another elite edge duo. 74 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:06,800 Speaker 1: What's up? 75 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 2: Everybody's LaVar Arrington here, and you know we're always keeping 76 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 2: you up on game when it comes to everything football, NFL, NCAA, 77 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 2: that's right, you name it. But let me tell you 78 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 2: about something that'll take your game day to a whole 79 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:27,440 Speaker 2: new level. That's bet DSi. That's right. 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This 97 00:05:34,640 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 1: is another one that's been in the negative segments and 98 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:40,039 Speaker 1: has moved its way into the positive, at least for now. 99 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 1: It's obvious that James Franklin and the staff have been 100 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 1: stressing the penalties to this team. They were much improved 101 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 1: in that department against UCLA, as they had just two 102 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 1: penalties for twenty yards. That was great to see. We 103 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 1: can't say it's fixed after only one game, but that 104 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:57,159 Speaker 1: was certainly a positive sign as they seem to be 105 00:05:57,200 --> 00:06:02,800 Speaker 1: headed in the right direction right. Moving on, let's take 106 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:05,800 Speaker 1: a look at some of the negative as the Nettillions 107 00:06:05,839 --> 00:06:09,040 Speaker 1: get ready for the meat of their schedule. The first one, 108 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:10,960 Speaker 1: which is becoming a big one in my opinion, is 109 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 1: the slow starts on both sides of the ball. They're 110 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:18,040 Speaker 1: becoming a real issue for this team. It's been almost 111 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:20,160 Speaker 1: every game now that the defense has given up points 112 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 1: or at least significant yards on the opponent's first drive 113 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 1: of the game. Do that this weekend against USC and 114 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 1: you're probably down seven to zero on the road three 115 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 1: or four minutes into that game. Although no longer ranked, 116 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 1: that is a very talented football team in USC, especially 117 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:40,160 Speaker 1: on the offensive side of the ball. The Penn State 118 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:43,280 Speaker 1: offense has had its struggles as well in not only 119 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 1: the first quarter, but the first half of most games. 120 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 1: On the year. They've gone into the half with twenty 121 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:53,320 Speaker 1: points against West Virginia, twenty against Bowling Green, twenty eight 122 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:56,600 Speaker 1: against Kent State, which I believe was actually under the 123 00:06:56,640 --> 00:07:00,320 Speaker 1: betting line for that and then seven against Illin and 124 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:04,880 Speaker 1: fourteen against Ucla. So the offense's first half production does 125 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:08,040 Speaker 1: appear to be getting a bit worse as the season progresses. 126 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 1: Hopefully they can come out of the gate aggressive and 127 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:13,760 Speaker 1: confident this Saturday, because that would go a very long 128 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:15,920 Speaker 1: way in determining what the rest of that game looks 129 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:22,800 Speaker 1: like for Penn State next up. No Nick is a problem. 130 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:24,840 Speaker 1: So there's good news and bad news here, and of 131 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 1: course I'll give you guys the bad news first. Penn 132 00:07:27,320 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 1: State's ground game is a shell of itself with no 133 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 1: Nick Singleton. Don't get me wrong, k Tron Allen's a 134 00:07:33,080 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 1: great back and probably even better than Nick in some situations, 135 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 1: but it's about the absence of that dynamic duo that 136 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:43,880 Speaker 1: they provide together when both are healthy and playing. PSU 137 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:46,240 Speaker 1: only rush for eighty five yards and two point eight 138 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 1: yards per carry on Saturday with no Nick Singleton, and 139 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 1: that was against a pretty subpar UCLA run defense. I 140 00:07:52,880 --> 00:07:55,239 Speaker 1: would have liked to see in Quenton Martin receive more carries, 141 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:58,320 Speaker 1: and I really thought he would, but only one on 142 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:01,080 Speaker 1: the day. For the true freshman bag out of Pittsburgh, 143 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:04,840 Speaker 1: K Tron went twenty one carries for seventy eight yards 144 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:07,320 Speaker 1: in a touchdown on the day, which comes out to 145 00:08:07,640 --> 00:08:11,120 Speaker 1: only three point seven yards per carry. It's not terrible, 146 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 1: but it's nowhere near what him or Nick have been 147 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:17,040 Speaker 1: averaging on the season. Now, while you guys are getting 148 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:19,600 Speaker 1: a little sweaty, maybe cashing out that bet for PSU 149 00:08:19,640 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 1: moneyline this weekend, I do have some good news to deliver. 150 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:25,640 Speaker 1: Just hang on a second. Nick Singleton was just dealing 151 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 1: with something minor and should absolutely be back in action 152 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 1: this Saturday against the Trojans. James Franklin even said in 153 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:35,040 Speaker 1: his postgame presser that Nick was a true game time 154 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:39,440 Speaker 1: decision against UCLA and between Nick, the staff and team doctors, 155 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:42,360 Speaker 1: they just decided to hold off on him playing. That 156 00:08:42,440 --> 00:08:45,640 Speaker 1: decision was made after he suited up, warmed up, and 157 00:08:45,800 --> 00:08:48,720 Speaker 1: was announced as a starter in Beaver Stadium to the crowd. 158 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:51,840 Speaker 1: So please don't freak out. PSU should have one of 159 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 1: their top weapons on offense back this Saturday. Speaking of 160 00:08:56,240 --> 00:09:00,559 Speaker 1: that game on Saturday, it's coming out very quickly, only yeah, 161 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:03,680 Speaker 1: four days away now as I'm recording this. Penn State 162 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:05,880 Speaker 1: opened as a two and a half or three point 163 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:08,360 Speaker 1: favorite this week, and that's all the way up to 164 00:09:08,520 --> 00:09:12,040 Speaker 1: five and a half currently, so the public money is 165 00:09:12,120 --> 00:09:15,839 Speaker 1: coming in too. Penn State. The game is set for 166 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:19,200 Speaker 1: a three point thirty pm kickoff on CBS, which will 167 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:23,360 Speaker 1: be twelve thirty local time out there in Cali. I 168 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:25,120 Speaker 1: can't wait for this one. It should be an awesome 169 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:28,400 Speaker 1: game only four days away, so that is gonna do 170 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:30,880 Speaker 1: it for today's episode of The Penn State. Paulse thank 171 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:33,640 Speaker 1: you guys so much for tuning in. Have a great 172 00:09:33,679 --> 00:09:35,319 Speaker 1: rest of your week and I will see you in 173 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:37,720 Speaker 1: a few days to dive into that big matchup with 174 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:43,040 Speaker 1: the Trojans.