Report Card: Grading Penn State’s Rose Bowl win

The grades are in for Penn State’s performance in the Rose Bowl, and there are plenty of high marks to share!

Defense

Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

Grade: A

Penn State fans, I hope you realize what we have in Manny Diaz. He won’t be in State College for long and to be honest the team is lucky he didn’t get a head coaching job this Winter. They played such aggressive defense all game and it paid off forcing turnovers and creating constant pressure in the backfield.

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