.Michael Cohen.College Football and University Basketball Article Writer.MORGANTOWN, W.Va.-- As the representatives switched and also dealt with West Virginia's captains adhering to a position piece shake that had actually gone the home group's technique, the words of elderly safety Aubrey Burks reverberated around Mountaineer Field thanks to an umpire's mic." We yearn for the reception," Burks said in an instance of confidence that was broadcast around the video recording boards at either end of the stadium. "And also our experts wan na go score." Once, two times, 3 times, Burks redoed himself until the umpire pointed both collections of players toward the sidelines as first moved toward. The Mountaineers came in for Sunday's country wide aired opener overflowing along with assurance after finalizing the 2023 campaign with five success in 6 games, branded by a 20-point win over North Carolina in the Battle each other's Mayonnaise Dish final December. A conference report of 6-3 as well as an overall symbol of 9-4 were enough to spark optimism, exhilaration as well as a deal extension for mind instructor Neal Brown.But picking to get the opening first did little in West Virginia's pursuit to follow through on the intent Burks had actually therefore openly described. Four possessions reoccured before the Mountaineers summoned any type of aspects whatsoever, and also also after that, after transforming the ball over twice in the initial quarter alone, they opted for a lowly basket. And field goals were never ever mosting likely to suffice against a new-look, new-age Penn State outburst that started to uncover the possibility of previous luxury quarterback Drew Allar (11-of-17 for 216 backyards and also 3 TDs). Under the instructions of first-year offending coordinator Andy Kotelnicki, whom move instructor James Franklin picked from Kansas, the Nittany Lions lastly started to roar. There were actually piece plays by means of the sky coming from Allar to wideouts Omari Evans (two catches, 55 yards) as well as Harrison Wallace III (5 catches, 117 backyards, two TDs). There were chunk use the ground along with tailbacks Nicholas Individual and Kaytron Allen. There were actually chunk plays on either edge of a weather condition hold-up that always kept each teams in their closet rooms for 2 hours, 19 minutes in between the second as well as third zones. There sufficed part participates in to deliver swaths of the 62,084 fans home long just before the last secs elapsed.The 34-12 succeed was every thing Franklin and also Penn State can possess expected in a prominent opener against a Power-4 challenger. Here are actually some easy takeaways coming from Milan Puskar Coliseum: Early differenceA mistimed pop that seemed to find Allar by unpleasant surprise on his team's position things gifted the Mountaineers great area position merely outside the reddish region along with 10:38 continuing to be in the very first zone. It was the first of 4 West Virginia drives that either began or even evolved inside the Penn Condition 30-yard series during the course of the first two one-fourths, the blended results of which were simply 6 aspects: a set of basket by twist Michael Hayes II coming from proximities of 38 gardens and also 39 lawns, respectively. And each subsequent push that neglected to make a touchdown siphoned a bit even more power from what was actually, at the very least originally, a relatively rowdy crowd.West Virginia's initial play after Allar's early fumble rapidly devolved into disaster when the piece of cake from facility Brandon Yates attacked the movement male and caromed deep in to the backfield, with Penn State ultimately ripping possession far from quarterback Garrett Greene. The upcoming Mountaineering invasion right into Nittany Lions' territory was actually foiled by a failed "tush guts" on 4th as well as brief as Greene was actually repelled at the line of scrimmage. Two added pushes that gained 98 incorporated yards throughout the middle and last phases of the 2nd fourth slowed at the outer side of the reddish zone.Kotelnicki's outburst was even more deliberate along with each possession that ventured in to West Virginia area. The Nittany Lions accented a 10-play, 71-yard march along with a 20-yard touchdown coming from Allar to Allen and topped a three-play, 73-yard digestive tract drill when Allar whized a wonderful toss to Wallace III for another score along with:06 staying in the second quarter, expanding the Penn State bring about 14. Drew Allar connects with Harrison Wallace III who grabs his feet for a TD, prolonging Penn Condition's top over West Virginia Play of the gameOnly a fraction of the crowd stayed when play finally returned to at 4:23 p.m. and also the Nittany Lions leading by 14 factors. For the West Virginia faithful that remained-- each of them having actually clustered under the bleachers for much more than 2 hrs of lightning as well as torrential rains-- it was actually comprehended simply how crucial the position things of the third quarter would certainly be actually. If Penn State got to the end zone as well as pushed its own advantage north of 20, it was actually not likely the Mountaineers would have any sort of odds to their back into opinion based upon the anemic repulsive result from the 1st half.A pair of 10-yard shuffles coming from Allar and also an effective swing exchange managing back Nicholas Singleton moved the Nittany Lions all over midfield along with loved one ease. Which is actually when Individual accented Penn Condition's victory with a 40-yard touchdown run through the center of West Virginia's self defense. Pair of taking linemen got rid of a path that left behind Individual untouched until he reached the third degree, where the smacking branch of safety and security Anthony Wilson Jr. was nowhere near sufficient to decrease the acceleration. Singleton raced downfield as well as right into completion region as Penn State's top swelled to an unbeatable 21-point scope. The one-two blow of Individual and Allen integrated for 167 hurrying backyards (134 hurrying, 33 acquiring) as well as 2 touchdowns.Key statOne of the driving elements responsible for Franklin's choice to go after Kotelnicki as his 6th annoying planner in 11 seasons was actually due to the image for explosive plays at Kansas, where the Jayhawks had actually developed into a high-octane strike under Kotelnicki's direction. In the course of a three-year stretch coming from 2021-23, the Jayhawks rated 12th nationally in percentage of plays getting at least 20 yards (8.3%) and also 15th in percent of passing plays getting at least 30 yards (3.9%). Kansas went beyond 40 aspects nine attend that period and also covered fifty factors five opportunities, also as bothersome accidents to beginning quarterback Jalon Daniels examined the offense's adaptability.Those types of field-tilting gains revealed on their own early as well as frequently in Kotelnicki's launching against West Virginia on Sunday, with Allar as well as the group's high-ranking operating back duo shredding the Mountaineers in even more ways, as well as phases, than one. Allar just needed to have 11 completions to exceed 200 passing gardens and also discover completion region three times by means of the air. Singleton averaged nearly 9 yards per proceed his 1st thirteen attempts, two of which gained 40 backyards as well as some of which located completion area. Wallace surpassed 100 obtaining yards for the very first time in his profession on merely 5 receptions.By the 8:13 result of the fourth quarter-- when the Nittany Lions started sending droves of data backups onto the area-- Kotelnicki's outburst was actually still balancing an amazing 8.4 yards every play.What's next for Penn State?Departing West Virginia with a thoroughly exceptional road triumph positions the Nittany Lions for a potential climb in the nationwide rankings in the arriving weeks. Not simply will Penn State be a heavy fave in its own next four video games versus Bowling Veggie, Kent Condition, Illinois and UCLA-- the final two of which are actually event opponents-- but they likewise will not must leave behind the welcoming limits of Beaver Arena. A quartet of home days maintains the Nittany Lions in Pennsylvania until mid-October, at which point they'll fly to The golden state wherefore needs to be a prominent match with Significant Ten beginner USC. By then, Franklin's staff need to be actually 5-0 overall, 2-0 in the organization and directly in the talk to get to the University Regulation football Playoff for the first time as the style extends to 12 teams. And if Saturday's outrageous explosion against the Mountaineers is any sort of indication of where Kotelnicki can take his system in the coming weeks, at that point it could be worth including Penn State in dialogues concerning genuine opponents for the Big Ten Champion as well as the championship game. What is actually upcoming for West Virginia?After an opener through which Penn Condition tossed for 199 backyards as well as 3 touchdowns in the 1st one-half alone, the priority for Brown and also protective planner Jordan Lesley in between currently as well as Week 2 ought to be actually hardening a leaky second. The Mountaineers stood 86th nationally as well as 8th in the Big 12 in passing self defense final period in spite of having an all-conference cornerback in Beanie Diocesan Jr., whose 24 passes defended (4 INTs, 20 breakups) led the nation. Yet Diocesan is actually currently betting the Pittsburgh Steelers, and West Virginia's remaining sections struggled to decrease the Nittany Lions' downfield passing assault, specifically without the perk of a realistic elapsed thrill. Northwestern transactions Garnett Hollis Jr., that drew the major project versus Wallace, was actually beaten for a 17-yard completion on a drive that ended with Penn State arriving at completion zone and later submitted a back-shoulder touchdown that broke the activity accessible not long before halftime. West Virginia need to possess a much easier problem next Saturday against Albany.Michael Cohen covers university soccer and baseball for FOX Sporting activities along with an emphasis on the Big Ten. 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