Last week saw Penn State’s offense playing with a renewed sense of confidence and some creativity that paid off. Penn State’s 51-15 victory at Maryland came at a good time after a couple of rough outings with the offensive production. But the Nittany Lions are about to take on their stiffest defensive challenge of the season when Michigan comes to town this week.
For as good as Penn State’s defense has been this season, and it has been terrific, Michigan’s defense is coming into the Week 11 matchup with even better defensive numbers to worry about. Michigan has pummelled every team in its way this season with a superior defense that has been all about suffocating the opposing offense from start to finish.
You can’t run on Michigan. You can’t throw on Michigan. And you can’t score on Michigan.
So how is this Penn State offense to succeed against the Wolverines this week? Essentially, be prepared to find ways to win a low-scoring contest, because Michigan is not going to give up a ton of great opportunities.