What will Penn State face at West Virginia on Saturday? A scouting report about the Mountaineers.
Penn State coach James Franklin said he's losing "hair and sleep" about visiting West Virginia to open the 2024 season, not that he has any more hair to lose. Franklin already has coached someBut what about the Mountaineers? After going 9-4 last season, West Virginia is winning some preseason raves as a Big 12 contender. Further, the Mountaineers are humming after losing 38-15 in State College last year.
Question: Penn State will run a new offense that likely will try to push more explosive plays? How will West Virginia's defense counter?Since Neal Brown took over in 2019, they really haven’t had the personnel to be able to play press man coverage very often. They’ve primarily been a zone team, and when you’re going against elite receivers in the Big 12, that will get you exposed. Northwestern transfer Garnett Hollis Jr.
Question: What does the game mean for Morgantown? And is there any lingering memory of Penn State's touchdown with 6 seconds left last year at Beaver Stadium?Oh yeah, that touchdown still has a lot of folks fired up. Although Neal Brown has never brought it up with the media, you can tell that it’s something that has not left his mind. As for the game itself, it’s massive. Winning a game like this on the national stage could be a defining moment for the program.
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