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Penn State Football: 3 takeaways from Week 8 win over Indiana

By Connor Muldowney

BLOOMINGTON, IN - OCTOBER 20: Trace McSorley #9 of the Penn State Nittany Lions runs the ball for a four-yard touchdown against the Indiana Hoosiers in the fourth quarter of the game at Memorial Stadium on October 20, 2018 in Bloomington, Indiana. Penn State won 33-28. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
BLOOMINGTON, IN - OCTOBER 20: Trace McSorley #9 of the Penn State Nittany Lions runs the ball for a four-yard touchdown against the Indiana Hoosiers in the fourth quarter of the game at Memorial Stadium on October 20, 2018 in Bloomington, Indiana. Penn State won 33-28. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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BLOOMINGTON, IN – OCTOBER 20: Trace McSorley #9 of the Penn State Nittany Lions runs the ball against Bryant Fitzgerald #31 of the Indiana Hoosiers in the fourth quarter of the game at Memorial Stadium on October 20, 2018 in Bloomington, Indiana. Penn State won 33-28. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
BLOOMINGTON, IN – OCTOBER 20: Trace McSorley #9 of the Penn State Nittany Lions runs the ball against Bryant Fitzgerald #31 of the Indiana Hoosiers in the fourth quarter of the game at Memorial Stadium on October 20, 2018 in Bloomington, Indiana. Penn State won 33-28. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

2. Trace McSorley’s Heisman hopes are a distant memory

Before the season, Trace McSorley was one of the few favorites to contend for the Heisman Trophy and there were some experts who called him the best quarterback in the country. He was one of college football’s vets under center and seemed to be the Big Ten’s best.

Since then, things have changed. Shea Patterson and Dwayne Haskins have passed him up in the conference and his accuracy has dipped.

The Hoosiers forced him into some tough situations, but he still found a way to pass for 220 yards while rushing for 107 and two touchdowns. He wasn’t able to throw a touchdown pass and did account for one interception, making it a second straight shaky performance.

In college football, all it takes is one bad game and two is just icing on the cake when it comes to Heisman contention. Sure, players have had bad games and still won the Heisman, but in the other games, they probably put up video game-like numbers.

McSorley is a good quarterback and Penn State is lucky to have him, but those Heisman hopes have been dashed.

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