Special Teams
Grade: A
Penn State never sent the field goal unit out on the field, so we will still have to see how Jake Pinegar handles being the field goal kicker. But punting doesn’t seem to be much of a concern.
Barney Amor had eight punts that averaged 46.9 yards per punt. Three punts sailed over 50 yards and three were downed inside the 20-yard line. And if not for an overzealous punt coverage team knocking the ball into the end zone when it appeared the ball was about to die inside the two-yard line, it would have been one more.
Penn State used Nick Singleton and DaQuan Hardy on kickoff returns; neither broke one. Parker Washington fielded two punts and netted one yard.
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