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Game 6: PSU - USC, Oct. 10, 7:30 pm EDT, NBC

Tom McAndrew

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Please use this thread for all discussion in advance of the 2026 PSU - USC game.
 
Tom McAndrew

Tom McAndrew

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00:00 Campbell press conference
00:14 Run game assessment and fallout of struggles
02:00 How do you fix the run defnse? How much was Chip Kelly?
03:25 Rocco Becht accuracy and consistency issues
04:47 Was there a steeper transition to the Big Ten than you expected
05:50 No onside kick late vs Northwestern?
06:20 Are you surprised by the lack of identity
07:40 Throwing short of the sticks on third down
08:43 Koby Howard update and offseason health playing a factor?
10:07 How do you get this team to be more physical?
12:40 Conservative nature as head coach?
14:13 How far away is the run game from where it needs to be?
15:25 What do you want to see from you team to show growth?
17:10 Apathy for the White Out. What’s your pitch?
 
Tom McAndrew

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0:00 – Intro: Recapping the Penn State Press Conferences
0:42 – Nate Bauer's Take: Campbell's "Don't Panic" Message
2:05 – Run Game Deep Dive & BWI Subscription Plug
2:38 – Is Penn State a Run Team or a Pass Team?
3:18 – Breaking Down Rocco Becht's Press Conference
4:06 – Does the Big Ten Really Hit Different Than the Big 12?
6:10 – D'Anton Lynn on the Missed Tackles vs. Northwestern
8:12 – Marcus Neal's Benching and the Safety Changes
8:51 – Why the Run Defense Collapse Wasn't Just Tackling
9:36 – "Simplicity Equals Velocity": Campbell's Buzz Phrase
11:01 – The Risk of Oversimplifying Against USC
12:26 – Previewing USC: A Cross-Country Trip and a Reset Opportunity
14:57 – Outro & What's Coming This Week
 
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Penn State has a pretty good passing down defense. They only allow a 23 percent success rate. Meanwhile, USC has so far been really good in passing downs.

Penn State is consistently preventing offensive success on passing plays, but the successful passing-down plays opponents do manage have been unusually damaging. That's obvious in the numbers.

On the other side, USC's defense is 102nd in passing-down success allowed. They suck. Penn State's really bad at converting though


Washington's lol third-down performance accounts for a great deal of USC's alleged defensive improvement. They were awful in passing downs otherwise. Its offense has also struggled to sustain drives against its two most recent opponents.

So, I dunno. Penn State probably just needs to avoid passing downs on offense because I think we suck against anyone. And we need to have a Washington or Oregon or better ability to force USC off schedule, because good things *usually* happen for our defense. Hopefully that isn't the thing that breaks this week.

I don't like this match-up, though, just because Rocco looks like crap.
 
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