After a loss like the one Penn State took on Saturday, it is incredibly difficult to find much of a silver lining. Penn State was dominated up front and all over the field on Saturday by Michigan in a 41-17 setback, Penn State’s first of the season. And with two challenging games still in front of them, there was not a whole lot to feel good about afterward.
But it really is just one game for Penn State and the good news is they will return home next weekend against another team going through some things on their own. But this game does need one final evaluation to put everything to rest.
Quarterback
Grade: D
Sean Clifford never really had much to work with thanks to a solid approach by the Michigan defense, which included pressure in the backfield for the majority of the game. Clifford didn’t have any turnovers, and he did have the longest play of the game by the Penn State offense, but he was rendered largely ineffective outside of a couple of nice plays that will easily be forgotten.
Drew Allar got some playing it me in the fourth quarter with the game all but official, but there was nothing to really take from it other than getting some experience on the road.