Has Penn State seen the best of Mike Yurcich yet? BWI Daily
Penn State fans can ask film analyst Thomas Frank Carr and senior editor, Nate Bauer, their weekly questions on the BWI Mailbag Show. Today they answer questions about Penn State’s offense under Mike Yurcich heading into its second year, fixing the running game, how analysts play into the game-planning picture, and more.
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They start the show with a question about analysts and off-field assistants. Does Penn State now have enough analysts to be on a field comparable with the top teams in the country? If so, does that change anything on game day or in-game planning? Bauer and T-Frank discuss the merits of the thought and what that means for head coach James Franklin and his top assistants, Mike Yurcich and Manny Diaz.
That conversation spins into a question about the Penn State offense in 2022. Can they get the rushing attack figured out? The viewer also wants to know how many yards Nick Singleton will rush for next fall. Bauer feels bullish on Singleton, and T-Frank feels the same about Yurcich. First, Bauer gives his reasons why and then T-Frank discusses why we haven’t seen the best of Yurcich yet.
Can the young Penn State defensive linemen make an impact early?
They also field questions about the defensive line and how new additions will fare up front, the timeline for several first-year players who T-Frank predicts to redshirt, the future of non-revenue sports at Penn State, and much more.
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At this point, almost all of the Penn State Class of 2023 is on campus in Happy Valley. So it’s an excellent time to take an early look at which players might have the go-ahead to burn their redshirt this fall, which ones are a clear redshirt, and which players fall between those categories. The Penn State staff refers to these players as green light, red light, and yellow light players.
So let’s look at the class and project and which players fall into which categories. We’ll only be assessing the true freshmen, not the transfer portal players or Lackawanna transfers. Today we’ll finish our evaluation with the offense.
Penn State offensive players with red lights
OT Drew Shelton
Drew Shelton is much farther ahead in his development than I expected. He’s filled out very well and is taking the proper steps to be a factor along the offensive line during his time at Penn State. His potential has never been questioned, with all kinds of athletic movement skills and tenacity as a run-blocker.
The problem has been his pass protection.
