After a week off, Penn State (3-4, 0-4 Big Ten) and Purdue (3-4, 2-2 Big Ten) are set to collide in Happy Valley in Week 9 of the college football season. Will the Nittany Lions be treating their fans to a win at home in Beaver Stadium on Saturday, or will they be tricked again into thinking the season is about to turn around?
Nittany Lions seek redemption at home as injury questions loom over key receivers
Penn State wide receivers Chase Sowell and Koby Howard are each questionable for the game, according to the Thursday player availability report from the Big Ten (Howard has since been downgraded to doubtful). Howard has missed the last few games since being slowed by an injury early in the season. Sowell was a bright spot in Penn State’s last game against Michigan, but he was also banged up in the game. If either player is out of action, Penn State quarterback Rocco Becht will have to find other ways to make some big plays happen in the passing game.
Penn State’s defense, led by Butkus Award semifinalist Tony Rojas, will be put to the test by one of the Big Ten’s top passing offenses. Purdue ranks fourth in the Big Ten with 280.7 passing yards per game, led by Ryan Browne (3rd in the Big Ten in passing yards per game) and Asaad Waseem (588 receiving yards). But the rising star may be running back Fame Ijeboi, who is tied for second in the Big Ten with 9 rushing touchdowns coming into the week.
Source: Yahoo Sports
