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Penn State vs. Illinois Clash: Top 20 Game Preview
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9/28/2024
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It's number nine, Penn State hosting number 19 Illinois coach.
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It's a 17 and a half point spread for a top 20 battle in the big 10.
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Just how competitive do you think tonight's game is going to be between
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the Illini and the Nittany Lions?
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Now, you know, I love Illinois to end the spread.
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They, you know, they are a very physical team.
00:24
Brett Billiman knows what he's doing.
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They're going to run the football and they're going to try to keep
00:29
Penn State on the bench and with as physical as they are and the way
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they run the football, I don't see this game getting to be that much
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difference in the point spread.
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Uh, Penn State's going to win.
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They're too talented.
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Uh, they're explosive.
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They're talented.
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They've got now, they had a little bit of a hiccup against Bowling Green, but
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they've got a better football team, but I like Illinois to slow it down, run
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the football and keep it much closer.
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Coach, in regards to playing in Happy Valley, you did that back in your days
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in Akron, you played them very well and you stepped up against power five
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opponents throughout your tenure.
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You actually knocked off Pittsburgh in regards to their house as the
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underdog in regards to this matchup.
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What can Illinois do to actually pull off the upset and strike it over Penn
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State and as a double digit underdog?
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Well, anytime you're a double digit underdog, you gotta look at
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the two most important things.
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Turnovers and explosive plays.
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A one play drive can kill you when you're the underdog and turnovers take away and
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give the other team another possession.
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So you gotta make sure you win those two battles, but I'll say this.
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If you keep it close early at Penn State, their fans get into it.
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I don't know if it's a white out game, but it usually is at Penn State.
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I've coached there and I've played there.
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Uh, you've got to stay close early to get those fans out of the game.
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And I think that's what, what Illinois has to do.
01:51
And I think that's what they will do.
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They will slow it down.
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If they could not give up the explosive play, what I call the one play drive.
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You don't want one play drives.
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They've got a chance to keep it close and quiet that stadium down.
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The official whiteout game coming later this year for Penn
02:09
State against Washington.
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But coach, you're right.
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White out energy is the call from James Franklin for tonight's top 20
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tilt hosting the Illini.
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