SDSU Football: SDSU vs. Penn State (Game Preview)
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NCAA SEASON LEADERS FBS
| Team | Total Offense | Pass OFF |
Rush OFF | Pass Def | Run Def |
| SDSU | 121st | 111th | 94th | 70th | 72nd |
| PSU | 114th | 118th | 51st | 64th | 12th |
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San Diego State Overall (1-2) Conf (0-0)
The three players to look out for would be QB Maxwell Smith, RB Donnel Pumphrey and WR Eric Judge. Smith, the Kentucky transfer, has completed 31 of 66 passes for 394 yards and two touchdowns. Pumphrey has had 68 carries for 249 yards and two touchdowns. So far this season Judge has 6 receptions for 101 yards.San Diego State’s offensive line will play a major role in how this game is played. They played sloppy against California and Southern Alabama. We could once again see San Diego State use two quarterbacks but I would expect Rocky to only play Smith as the Aztecs offense slowed down against California when they changed quarterbacks. It will all depend on if the Aztecs can stop the pass rush of Penn State. I expect to see back up QB Christian Chapman at some point during the game. The San Diego State defense is going to tell us who wins this game. The Aztec defense has forced seven turnovers (6 Interceptions and 1 Fumble) in the first three games of the season. They will be going up against good passing attack. The Aztec defense will need to hold out strong if they want to win this game. San Diego State defense will need to be able to shut down the Penn State running game if they wish to win. The defense that comes away with the most take aways will win the game.
- Special teams will play a huge role in this game. The edge this week will defiantly go to San Diego State. Here is Rashaad Penny going 97 yards to the house in the first week of the season against University of San Diego.
Also, the Aztecs have a weapon in field goal kicker Donny Hageman who nailed a 54 yard field goal against the University of Southern Alabama.
Win vs. USD = 37 – 3
Loss at. California = 35 -7
Loss vs. South Alabama = 34 – 27 (OT)
at. Penn State
vs. Fresno State
at. Hawaii
at. San Jose State
vs. Utah State
at. Colorado State
vs. Wyoming
at. UNLV
vs. Nevada
San Diego State Injury Report (Link)
Date POS Player Injury Status 09/20/15 LB Jake Fely Consussion Questionable Saturday vs. Penn State 09/19/15 DB Billy Vaughn, Jr. Suspension expected to miss first six games 09/19/15 OL Darrell Greene Suspension expected to miss first six games 09/19/15 DB Derek Babiash Suspension expected to miss first six games 09/19/15 LB Fred Melifonwu Suspension expected to miss first six games 09/19/15 FB Parker Wells Suspension expected to miss first six games 09/06/15 DB Trey Lomax Dislocated knee cap 4-6 weeks
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Penn State Overall (2-1) and Conf (1-0)
The three players to look out for would be QB Christian Hackenberg, RB Saquon Barkley and WR Chris Godwin. Hackenberg has completed 35 of 71 passes for 372 yards and one touchdown. Barkley has had 34 carries for 311 yards and three touchdowns. Godwin has 14 receptions for 205 yards.
Taking a look at the national rankings listed at the top of the article Penn State is a good team.Penn State is going to need to shut down the Aztecs running game if they wish to win this game. They will want to force San Diego State to throw the football. Offensively Penn State will want to keep the ball away from the SDSU Defensive backs. The SDSU Secondary is the best in the Mountain West Conference. The smart play would be to throw underneath the secondary for 5- to 7- yard gains or throw deep. Southern Alabama and CAL was able to beat San Diego State deep by going after the safeties. If I am Penn State I am going to challenge the safeties and secondary to stop us.
Loss at. Temple = 27 – 10
Win vs. Buffalo = 27 – 14
Win vs. Rutgers = 28 – 3
vs. San Diego State
vs. Army
vs. Indiana
at. Ohio State
vs. Maryland
vs. Illinois
at. Northwestern
vs. Michigan
at. Michigan State
Penn State Injury Report (Link)
| Date | POS | Player | Injury | Status |
| 09/20/15 | OL | Andrew Nelson | Knee | Questionable Saturday vs. San Diego State |
| 09/20/15 | LB | Ben Kline | Undisclosed | Questionable Saturday vs. San Diego State |
| 09/12/15 | TE | Kyle Carter | Undisclosed | out indefinitely |
| 09/06/15 | LB | Nyeem Wartman-White | Knee | out for season |
| 09/04/15 | TE | Adam Breneman | Undisclosed | out indefinitely |
Total Offensive Stats
| Team | Total Passing | Total Rushing | Total Offense |
| SDSU | 477 | 458 | 935 |
| PSU | 372 | 607 |
Total Offensive Plays
| Team | Total Offense | Total Plays | Average Per Play | Average Per Game | |
| SDSU | 935 | 199 | 4.7 | 311.7 | |
| PSU | 979 | 178 | 5.5 | 326.3 |
Rushing Stats
| Team | Yards | Attempts | YPC | YPG | TD |
| SDSU | 458 | 117 | 3.9 | 152.7 | 2 |
| PSU | 607 | 107 | 5.7 | 202.3 | 7 |
Passing Stats
| Team | Yards | Comp/Att/Int | APC | APG | TD |
| SDSU | 477 | 38-82-3 | 12.6 | 159 | 3 |
| PSU | 372 | 35-71-2 | 10.6 | 124 | 1 |
Penalties
| Team | Penalties Yards | Avg Yards Game |
| SDSU | 229 | 76.3 |
| PSU | 184 | 61.3 |
San Diego State and Penn State score by Quarters in 2015
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| SDSU | 21 | 23 | 10 | 17 |
| PSU | 10 | 31 | 3 | 21 |
MEDIA
http://ftgpsu.weebly.com/home/previewing-penn-state-vs-san-diego-state
GAME DAY INFORMATION
Game information: Kickoff 3:30 p.m. ET University Park, Pennsylvania
Odds: Penn State by 15. To find out more about odds or betting make sure to check out online sports handicapping.
TV: Big Ten Network
Radio: ESPN 1700 San Diego
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