Penn State Football: Positional report card for win over Michigan

STATE COLLEGE, PA - OCTOBER 21: Saquon Barkley #26 of the Penn State Nittany Lions celebrates with Trace McSorley #9 after catching a 42 yard touchdown pass in the second half against the Michigan Wolverines on October 21, 2017 at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) /

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A. . DB. Penn State. DEFENSIVE BACKS

Although Michigan was stubborn in trying to run the ball a lot, when the Wolverines did throw, the Lion secondary held them mostly in check.

Michigan quarterback John O’Korn had a better game throwing the ball than he did against Indiana. He threw for 166 yards but could not find the end zone through the air. His longest throw was 24 yards. While it was mostly the front seven of Penn State getting to O’Korn and harassing him all night, a lot of the sacks were a result of the secondary holding their coverage and O’Korn could find no receiver open.

Safety Marcus Allen continues to play at a high level and he led this group with 6 tackles. Cornerback Christian Campbell had 4 tackles and a strip sack of O’Korn which was recovered by Penn State.

Many thought when cornerback John Reid went down in the spring, the Penn State secondary would take a step back. Through 7 games, it has held up just fine and is exceeding expectations.

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