The Nittany Lions are huge favorites against Indiana. They also need a rebound game after Ohio State.
Jameial Lyons, Penn State's first-year defensive end, welcomed himself to the world against Delaware, closing the third quarter with a heavy-hitting sack. Lyons carried Penn State's hardest-hit hammer into the next game as a reward. The Lions might need more of that Saturday.
“He brings the juice. Very physical. I’m saying this now because I already know,” defensive tackle Hakeem Beamon said this week, laughing when Lyons’ name came up in a question. “Very physical in the run game. Pass game, he can pass rush his ass off. He’s way ahead of everybody else. That’s just that Philly ball, bro. He’s the definition of Philly, hard-grit ball. That’s him. He’s the guy.”
“We have played a ton of guys at defensive end. There's also a young guy that we've been excited about who's coming on is Jameial Lyons. That plays a part in it as well,” Franklin said. “I think with Jameial early on it was like, 'We're going to use him in certain packages, but not all of it.’ But as the season goes on, you hope that you're at a point at this stage that he can handle more.
Dante Cephas was brought in to shore up the losses of Parker Washington and Mitchell Tinsley, and he’s been unable to do tha thus far. Sure, the Kent State transfer needed time adjusting to Big Ten football, but halfway through the season, it might be time to let the experiment run its course — especially after he was virtually nonexistent against Ohio State. Guys like Kaden Saunders and Liam Clifford might warrant longer looks, too.
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