Report Card: Grading Penn State’s Outback Bowl loss to Arkansas

Grading Penn State’s performance in the Outback Bowl loss to Arkansas

Despite the Penn State loss, there are still some positives to take out of this game.

Penn State was a little bit shaken to start the game, but the first half was strong and the game was kept close. However, that wasn’t necessarily the case in the second half.

Let’s take a more in-depth look and grade the performance of Penn State‘s loss to the Razorbacks.

Quarterbacks: C-

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Sure, there were flashes of athleticism, but Sean Clifford struggled for much of this game. There were times where he was panicking under deep pressure and it came back to hurt them at times. Clifford recently announced his decision to return for sixth season in Happy Valley.

Clifford was later benched for freshman quarterback Christian Veilleux, who last played November 20 against Rutgers, where his debut was nothing short of impressive.

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