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Reviewing the 2017 Penn State Nittany Lions

An improved defense means that Penn State is still a formidable opponent, even if Saquon Barkley isn’t the Heisman shoo-in people thought he was going to be this season.

Other than a couple of poor second halves against Ohio State and Michigan State, Penn State has performed pretty much as-expected this season. That isn’t necessarily the case with star running back Saquon Barkley, who has only topped the 100 yard mark rushing in three games this season. Barkley has rushed for 899 yards and 11 touchdowns, though he’s also caught 40 passes for 524 yards and another three touchdowns.

Trace McSorley is having a great senior season, completing 65% of his passes for 2,666 yards and 21 touchdowns with eight interceptions. He’s also rushed for 349 yards and nine more touchdowns. Senior receiver DaeSean Hamilton is Penn State’s big play receiver, catching 39 passes for 646 yards and seven touchdowns; he’s now the all-time leader in career receptions. Tight end Mike Gesicki leads in total catches with 42 for 419 yards and five touchdowns.

Defensively, Penn State ranks in the top half of the Big Ten in every statistical category: 2nd in scoring defense (13.9), 4th in total defense (318.3), 6th in rush defense (123.9) and pass defense (194.4). But the most notable statistic for Penn State is that they lead the Big Ten in turnover margin, with the 22 turnovers gained and just nine turnovers given both lead the conference.

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