Penn State has thrived as a big-play program. This year, time of possession and turnover margin are the Lions’ top assets.
On his first drive as Penn State’s starting quarterback, Drew Allar evaded pressure, stepped up in a collapsing pocket and threw a dart to KeAndre Lambert-Smith for a 72-yard touchdown. That play alone sparked ample hope that Penn State's offense finally would reach the promised land: a stud quarterback with proven game-breaking running backs producing an explosive offense. Yet since then, Penn State is tied for 129th, among 133 FBS teams, in plays of 20-plus yards.
The offense as a whole has been successful enough to propel Penn State to a 5-0 record without any particularly close games along the way. The Lions lead the nation in time of possession, have an offense that hasn't turned over the ball, top the Big Ten in scoring offense and possess the nation's longest streak of games scoring 30+ points .Though lack of explosion hasn’t caused issues to this point, Penn State's coaches continually nod toward needing more of those plays.
Penn State’s offensive line has struggled to create holes in the run. On the other hand, they’re a top-five unit in the nation in allowing just three sacks of Allar. Yurcich highlighted having just two negative-yardage plays against Northwestern as reason for optimism with the group.
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