[Postgame Thread] Penn State Defeats Marshall 45-0

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Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Marshall	0	0	0	0	0
Penn State	17	7	14	7	45

[u/youheardaboutpluto-]

Keep in mind Franklin and Kotelnicki had LIAM CLIFFORD starting over Koby Howard because Koby Howard needed to learn how to block.

Koby went for 6-161-1 today.

Says all you need to know.

[u/A_Rolling_Baneling → u/youheardaboutpluto-]

WRs were always Franklin's weak point. Idk if I can think of a single season he had a legitimately dangerous WR corps

[u/ComradeIroh → u/A_Rolling_Baneling]

2016 with Godwin, Hamilton, Blacknall and Thompkins is Franklins peak when it comes to receivers.

[u/eaheckman10 → u/ComradeIroh]

Also had KJ Hamler, Jahan Dotson. The WR thing got really dire really quick - definitely didnt define his entire tenure.

[u/what_user_name → u/eaheckman10]

Also Parker Washington wasnt bad.

[u/BeerorCoffee → u/eaheckman10]

You don't need WRs when you have god-tier pass catching TEs. Of course, when those go to the NFL that doesn't workout. I wonder if he has a 5th year...

[u/FuckTheStateofOhio → u/A_Rolling_Baneling]

We've had some great WR talent come through up until the last 4 or so seasons of his tenure. Franklin had difficulty competing against big schools in NIL and a lot of PA's best WRs were getting big money to go elsewhere. He would rather pay Liam Clifford $500k to ride the bench in his 5th year than try to pay big money to a freshman prospect.

[u/ElStegasaurus → u/A_Rolling_Baneling]

Which is insane because he came up in coaching as a WR coach!

[u/TheNittanyLionKing → u/ElStegasaurus]

He even played wide receiver in college 

[u/youDontgetThe_Show → u/TheNittanyLionKing]

He was a quarterback in college

[u/AngleParticular2914 → u/A_Rolling_Baneling]

Which is concerning considering he’s a former WR coach