PSU 33, NU 7

So, what exactly were we missing on Saturday at Penn State? Well, a whole hell of a lot of things, but I'm choosing to dwell on a popular topic. Rushing.

We seem to be totally committed to not running the ball. Seriously, Tyrell Sutton? He was everyone's darkhorse Heisman candidate. He gets 8 carries in a Big Ten road game? Give me a break. Only 11 rushes by our running backs combined. There's no way to explain that strategy other than that our offensive coaches got desperate when we were down.

Maybe they need a remedial course in offensive strategy. As always I'm happy to oblige.

1. Run the ball early: get positive yards and get your legs under you.
   
2. Run the ball to set up the pass: play-action plays, or good old-fashioned passes when they pack the box against the run.
3. Run the ball toset up the run: defensive linemen get tired throughout the game and 1st-quarter 3-yard gains become 4th-quarter 8-yarders.
   

I don't really fault our defense too much from Saturday. They were out there for at least 20-25 plays more than they should have been. PSU ran 83 plays to our 58. That's just gonna kill any defense.

More after the jump.
Josh's StatWatch
NU Passing yards/attempt: 5.2 yds/att (better than 6.5 = good)

Record after Game 5:
Josh's prediction: 0 wins (3-2 predicting individual outcomes)
NU Record: 2-3

And
In My Opinion:
Cats' O: I can deal with any QB you throw out there, just give him worthwhile plays!
Cats' D: They were just fine for about 30 minutes. After that, they had to be breathing hard and cursing the offense.
Cats' Special Teams: Not much to say. Didn't let us down, but they never had the chance.

Let's go Cats!