Penn State Notebook: Franklin Gives Blunt Assessment of Running Game

Penn State's offense passes first test as defenses look to take away the 'proven commodity'

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – After Penn State had a strong 46-11 outing in Week 1 against Nevada, coach James Franklin took to the stand Monday to assess...

Penn State Notebook: Franklin gives blunt assessment of running game

Penn State football coach James Franklin was blunt Monday in explaining why the Nittany Lions struggled to run the ball and score touchdowns in the red zone in their opener. “We had some missed assignments that made the game more difficult than it needed to be,” Franklin said about the 46-11 blowout win over Nevada. “We need to get those things fixed.” Penn State rushed 36 times for 135 yards, a pedestrian 3.8 average, and scored touchdowns on j…

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After Penn State’s dominant Week 1 win over Nevada, James Franklin met with the media Monday to give a brief rundown of the victory, but also turned his attention to the next opponent on the Nittany Lions’ schedule