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Penn State Football: Positional report card for Week 5 loss to Ohio State

By Evan Whitmoyer

STATE COLLEGE, PA - SEPTEMBER 29: Trace McSorley #9 of the Penn State Nittany Lions rushes against Baron Browning #5 of the Ohio State Buckeyes on September 29, 2018 at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
STATE COLLEGE, PA - SEPTEMBER 29: Trace McSorley #9 of the Penn State Nittany Lions rushes against Baron Browning #5 of the Ohio State Buckeyes on September 29, 2018 at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) /
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STATE COLLEGE, PA – SEPTEMBER 29: Trace McSorley #9 of the Penn State Nittany Lions warms up before the game against the Ohio State Buckeyes on September 29, 2018 at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
STATE COLLEGE, PA – SEPTEMBER 29: Trace McSorley #9 of the Penn State Nittany Lions warms up before the game against the Ohio State Buckeyes on September 29, 2018 at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) /

Quarterback: A

Trace McSorley was the offense on Saturday night. He was responsible for 461 of Penn State’s 492 yards on offense. He finished the game with 286 passing yards and 175 rushing yards.

He had two passing touchdowns and completed 16 of his 32 passes. McSorley accumulated his 175 rushing yards on 25 carries.

McSorley tried to do too much at times, but he played incredibly well and was the reason Penn State did anything offensively all night. He did not get the win, but this was a great game by one of Penn State’s greatest quarterbacks of all time.

Running Back: C+

Miles Sanders, who wore No. 8 on Saturday night to honor the injured Mark Allen, started the season off hot and was expected to play well on Saturday night. Unfortunately, he only ran the ball for 43 yards on 16 carries, but he did have one touchdown.

Sanders had a critical error late in the second quarter where he fumbled the ball, which allowed Ohio State to score before the half. Penn State needed Sanders to have a bigger game, but Ohio State seemed to key on him, which allowed McSorley to have a big game running the ball.

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