[autotag]James Franklin[/autotag] and the Penn State Nittany Lions head to Pasadena next week for the Rose Bowl against the Utah Utes. Utah is by no means an offensive powerhouse but one thing Kyle Whittingham has established as the coach there is the fact they will be a top-notch defensive team.
They will be disciplined, deep at every position, and regardless of what they look like after losing players to the draft, there will be two players popping up in their absence.
This Utah defense is losing one key factor on defense but the rest of the defense is going to be ready to cause problems for a run-heavy Penn State offense. [autotag]Sean Clifford[/autotag] is going to have to rely on [autotag]Nick Singleton[/autotag] and [autotag]Kaytron Allen[/autotag] for sure but he also has to make plays. One draft declaration for Utah specifically may allow for that to happen.