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What you want from the Penn State game

Posted by: Eric Loy

Friday, September 26, 2008 5:29 PM

1. Get off to a fast start. Penn State have allowed NO points in the first quarter this season. Falling behind early to this team will force Illinois inot a smaller playbook, which feeds into the Penn State defensive plans.

2. Be consistent. Against La.-Lafayette, the Illini finally had a good first quarter. Unfort, the rest of the game was pretty lousy. Can't let down against the Lions.

3. No stupid penalties. Any player that gets a personal foul on third down should be...well I don't know what. But I hate it, and they are back breakers.

4. Run to set up the pass. This will be tough if the weather stays rainy, but the option hasn't been the same this year so far. Illinois will have to use it's reciever options to try and break up the Lions D, and use enough run to keep them somewhat honest.

5. Play the field position game. That means better kickoff coverage, and no kickoffs out of bounds. If you kickoff out of bounds you should go with the personal foul guys, etc.

6. Dominate the lines. Very tough to do versus Penn State.

The weather forecast plays into the Lions' hands, as does the matchup. It'll be a tough flight back for Illinois, I'm afraid.

Penn State 38, Ilinois 20

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