Post a Free Blog

Submit A Press Release

At CWEB, we are always looking to expand our network of strategic investors and partners. If you're interested in exploring investment opportunities or discussing potential partnerships and serious inquiries. Contact: jacque@cweb.com

Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors
Filter by Categories
Action
Animation
Anime
ATP Tour (ATP)
Auto Racing
Baseball
Basketball
Boxing
Breaking News
Business
Business
Business Newsletter
Call of Duty (CALLOFDUTY)
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Car
Celebrity
Champions Tour (CHAMP)
Comedy
CONCACAF
Counter Strike Global Offensive (CSGO)
Crime
Dark Comedy
Defense of the Ancients (DOTA)
Documentary and Foreign
Drama
eSports
European Tour (EPGA)
Fashion
FIFA
FIFA Women’s World Cup (WWC)
FIFA World Cup (FIFA)
Fighting
Football
Formula 1 (F1)
Fortnite
Golf
Health
Hockey
Horror
IndyCar Series (INDY)
International Friendly (FRIENDLY)
Kids & Family
League of Legends (LOL)
LPGA
Madden
Major League Baseball (MLB)
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
MLS
Movie and Music
Movie Trailers
Music
Mystery
NASCAR Cup Series (NAS)
National Basketball Association (NBA)
National Football League (NFL)
National Hockey League (NHL)
National Women's Soccer (NWSL)
NBA Development League (NBAGL)
NBA2K
NCAA Baseball (NCAABBL)
NCAA Basketball (NCAAB)
NCAA Football (NCAAF)
NCAA Hockey (NCAAH)
Olympic Mens (OLYHKYM)
Other
Other Sports
Overwatch
PGA
Politics
Premier League (PREM)
Romance
Sci-Fi
Science
Soccer
Sports
Sports
Technology
Tennis
Thriller
Truck Series (TRUCK)
True Crime
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
US
Valorant
Western
Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Women’s NCAA Basketball (WNCAAB)
World
World Cup Qualifier (WORLDCUP)
WTA Tour (WTA)
Xfinity (XFT)
XFL
0
-- Advertisement --spot_img
HomeSportsFootballNCAAF News: Penn State welcomes Northwestern, trying to avoid third straight loss

NCAAF News: Penn State welcomes Northwestern, trying to avoid third straight loss

Add to Favorite
Added to Favorite


Penn State began the season ranked No. 2 in the nation, but that feels like a distant memory right now.

The slumping Nittany Lions hope to avoid a third straight defeat Saturday when they host Northwestern in Big Ten action from University Park, Pa.

Penn State (3-2, 0-2 Big Ten) opened its campaign with three wins by a combined margin of 132-17. However, the team suffered its first loss in a 30-24 double OT defeat to then-No. 6 Oregon before the wheels fell off in last Saturday’s 42-37 loss at UCLA.

The Nittany Lions trailed 27-7 against the previously winless Bruins and were never able to recover in arguably the worst loss of the James Franklin era.

“We need to overcome it as quickly as we possibly can,” said the veteran coach. “Tune out the noise, focus on getting better, but also recognize and understand we’ve had two losses in a row that are frustrating for everybody involved.”

Meanwhile, Northwestern (3-2, 1-1) is trending in the opposite direction. The Wildcats have allowed a total of just 21 points in wins over UCLA and UL Monroe over the last two games, although now they must play three of their next four on the road.

“To be coming off a couple wins here at home, I think what this group understands is that when we get all 11 people on the same page, we communicate well, and we execute, we’ve got a chance to be pretty darn good,” said Wildcats coach David Braun.

Northwestern’s defensive game plan this weekend will certainly prioritize slowing down Kaytron Allen, who has six rushing touchdowns this season and is averaging 7.0 yards per carry.

“That is a talented dude,” Braun said. “At the end of the day, if we want to win in the Big Ten, we’ve got to find ways to effectively stop the run.”

On the other sideline, Penn State will hope to generate some turnovers against Northwestern quarterback Preston Stone. In the Wildcats’ two losses, Stone has thrown six interceptions and no touchdowns; in their three wins, he has racked up seven TD passes and no picks.

“We’ve been impressed with him,” said Franklin, whose team has won the last three meetings between the schools and nine of the last 11.

–Field Level Media

Subscribe to get Latest News Updates

Latest News

You may like more
more

NCAAF News: Rutgers ventures to surging Washington eyeing bounce-back

Washington and Rutgers enter their Big Ten matchup Friday...

NCAAF News: College football heading for single, 15-day transfer window

The Division I Administrative Committee on Tuesday gave final...