Elite prospects facing off osu vs psu

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(10-25-2023, 11:00 AM)Stewy Wrote: Wow - the same DC.  What a difference between this year and last.  And yes I've noticed the offense sputtering a bit.  Surprised by the weak running game though.

Knowles inherited a lot of players that didn't exactly fit his scheme perfectly last year, so he attempted to take pressure off of a depleted secondary by sending extra pass rushers and it backfired several times.  This year the defense is looking more like what he had going at Oklahoma St.  Part of the offensive issue is 4 new starters on the OL this year.  They looked really bad the first few games, and have settled in somewhat since then.  The ND game was a real measuring stick for them as ND has a strong front seven.  The running game has been plagued with injuries to RBs, they've had to play younger guys that they rather would have kept on the bench for now.