Once again, the Penn State Nittany Lions visit the Minnesota Golden Gophers as the nation's fourth-ranked team.
Just two games remain in Penn State’s regular season, the first being its final road trip. In an away matchup against Minnesota, the Nittany Lions will be facing a 6-4 squad that also owns wins over Illinois, USC and UCLA. enters Saturday’s game with momentum on both sides of the ball, recently outscoring Washington and Purdue by a combined total of 85-16. But the Golden Gophers are the Nittany Lions’ biggest remaining threat to finishing the regular season 11-1.
“The margin for errors to winning in the Big Ten are really, really small and they're going to continue to be really small,” Fleck said. “So we have to do a really good job of closing that gap every single week.”Among the first things Big Ten coaches mention about Penn State is its offensive versatility and creativity. Fleck was no exception.
“When you're playing zone defense, the argument there is, you have the ability to have your eyes on the quarterback, which typically can lead to you being in a better position for interceptions,” Franklin said. “The thing that they're doing a really good job too is, they're one of the better pass defense teams in the country and turnovers, so combination of both.”
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