.Michael Cohen.College Regulation Football and College Baseball Article Writer.MORGANTOWN, W.Va.-- As the representatives transformed and experienced West Virginia's captains observing an opening piece throw that had gone the home crew's method, words of senior security Aubrey Burks reverberated around Mountaineer Area thanks to an umpire's microphone." Our team want the reception," Burks stated momentarily of self-confidence that was relayed throughout the video panels at either end of the coliseum. "And also our company wan na go rating." The moment, twice, 3 times, Burks duplicated themself until the umpire aimed both sets of gamers toward the sidelines as kickoff came close to. The Mountaineers got here for Saturday's across the country televised opener brimming with self-confidence after shutting the 2023 project with 5 triumphes in 6 activities, branded by a 20-point gain North Carolina in the Duke's Mayonnaise Bowl final December. A conference document of 6-3 and also a general mark of 9-4 sufficed to stimulate positive outlook, excitement and also an arrangement extension for mind coach Neal Brown.But choosing to obtain the opening first did little in West Virginia's pursuit to follow through on the intent Burks had so openly laid out. 4 things came and went before the Mountaineers mustered any factors at all, as well as also after that, after switching the round over two times in the initial quarter alone, they went for a meek basket. And also field goals were never ever heading to be enough against a new-look, new-age Penn State outburst that started to uncover the potential of past top-notch quarterback Drew Allar (11-of-17 for 216 gardens as well as three TDs). Under the instructions of first-year outrageous organizer Andy Kotelnicki, whom move coach James Franklin picked from Kansas, the Nittany Lions lastly began to holler. There were actually piece plays by means of the sky coming from Allar to wideouts Omari Evans (2 catches, 55 lawns) and also Harrison Wallace III (5 catches, 117 yards, two TDs). There were portion use the ground with tailbacks Nicholas Singleton and also Kaytron Allen. There were actually portion use either edge of a climate delay that kept both staffs in their locker areas for 2 hours, 19 minutes in between the 2nd and third areas. There sufficed portion participates in to send out swaths of the 62,084 followers home long before the last few seconds elapsed.The 34-12 succeed was actually everything Franklin as well as Penn Condition could have wished for in a prominent opener against a Power-4 enemy. Below are actually some quick takeaways coming from Milan Puskar Stadium: Very early differenceA mistimed snap that appeared to catch Allar by surprise on his team's position things gifted the Mountaineers terrific area placement merely outside the reddish zone along with 10:38 continuing to be in the 1st quarter. It was actually the 1st of four West Virginia drives that either started or advanced inside the Penn State 30-yard collection in the course of the first 2 one-fourths, the blended outcomes of which were simply six points: a set of field goals by twist Michael Hayes II from proximities of 38 backyards and also 39 lawns, respectively. And each succeeding push that neglected to produce a goal siphoned a little a lot more power from what was actually, a minimum of actually, a fairly rowdy crowd.West Virginia's 1st play after Allar's early fumble rapidly declined into catastrophe when the breeze from center Brandon Yates assaulted the movement man and caromed deep right into the backfield, with Penn Condition eventually ripping property off of quarterback Garrett Greene. The upcoming Mountaineering venture into Nittany Lions' area was prevented through a fallen short "tush guts" on 4th as well as quick as Greene was rebuffed at the line of skirmish. 2 additional drives that acquired 98 mixed yards around the center as well as last phases of the 2nd one-fourth delayed at the exterior side of the reddish zone.Kotelnicki's outburst was actually much more deliberate with each ownership that ventured into West Virginia area. The Nittany Lions stressed a 10-play, 71-yard march with a 20-yard touchdown coming from Allar to Allen and also topped a three-play, 73-yard gut punch when Allar whized a gorgeous toss to Wallace III for another score along with:06 staying in the 2nd fourth, expanding the Penn State result in 14. Drew Allar gets in touch with Harrison Wallace III who drags his feet for a TD, prolonging Penn Condition's lead over West Virginia Play of the gameOnly a fraction of the crowd continued to be when play finally resumed at 4:23 p.m. and also the Nittany Lions leading through 14 points. For the West Virginia faithful that stayed-- every one of them having clustered beneath the bleachers for greater than pair of hrs of super and torrential rains-- it was actually understood only how critical the opening ownership of the 3rd one-fourth will be. If Penn State hit the end region and also drove its own benefit north of twenty, it was not likely the Mountaineers would certainly possess any sort of chance to claw their in the past in to contention based on the anemic outrageous output from the 1st half.A set of 10-yard races from Allar as well as a successful swing pass to managing back Nicholas Singleton moved the Nittany Lions around midfield with relative simplicity. And that's when Individual accented Penn State's triumph along with a 40-yard touchdown run through the center of West Virginia's self defense. Pair of drawing linemen removed a path that left behind Individual untouched till he arrived at the third degree, where the smacking arm of protection Anthony Wilson Jr. was nowhere near enough to decrease the velocity. Individual competed downfield and also right into the end zone as Penn State's top swelled to an unbeatable 21-point frame. The one-two hit of Singleton and Allen combined for 167 rushing lawns (134 rushing, thirty three acquiring) and also 2 touchdowns.Key statOne of the steering variables behind Franklin's selection to pursue Kotelnicki as his 6th offending organizer in 11 times was due to the track record for dynamite plays at Kansas, where the Jayhawks had developed into a high-octane strike under Kotelnicki's advice. During a three-year extent from 2021-23, the Jayhawks placed 12th across the country in percent of plays obtaining at least 20 gardens (8.3%) and 15th in percent of passing plays getting at least 30 backyards (3.9%). Kansas outperformed 40 aspects nine times in that span and also topped fifty points 5 times, even as unpleasant traumas to starting quarterback Jalon Daniels checked the offense's adaptability.Those forms of field-tilting increases exposed on their own early and also often in Kotelnicki's launching against West Virginia on Sunday, along with Allar and the team's high-ranking managing back duo shredding the Mountaineers in even more ways, as well as phases, than one. Allar just required 11 conclusions to surpass 200 passing backyards as well as discover the end zone three times through the air. Individual balanced virtually 9 lawns every continue his initial thirteen efforts, two of which got 40 yards and also some of which discovered completion region. Wallace outdoed one hundred obtaining gardens for the very first time in his occupation on simply five receptions.By the 8:13 sign of the fourth quarter-- when the Nittany Lions started sending out wents of data backups onto the area-- Kotelnicki's offense was still balancing an awesome 8.4 yards per play.What's following for Penn State?Departing West Virginia along with a completely excellent roadway success positions the Nittany Lions for a possible climb in the national ranks in the arriving weeks. Not just will Penn State be a heavy fave in its own upcoming 4 games versus Bowling Environment-friendly, Kent State, Illinois as well as UCLA-- the last two of which are conference rivals-- but they also won't must leave the friendly confines of Beaver Arena. A quartet of home times maintains the Nittany Lions in Pennsylvania till mid-October, whereupon they'll fly to California for what ought to be a prominent match along with Big Ten beginner USC. By then, Franklin's group should be actually 5-0 total, 2-0 in the game as well as squarely in the talk to get to the University Regulation football Playoff for the very first time as the layout expands to 12 staffs. And if Sunday's objectionable surge against the Mountaineers is actually any sort of indication of where Kotelnicki can take his system in the happening full weeks, after that it may be worth including Penn State in dialogues regarding legit contenders for the Big 10 Championship and also the national championship. What's next for West Virginia?After an opener through which Penn State threw for 199 yards and three goals in the initial half alone, the concern for Brown and defensive planner Jordan Lesley between now and also Week 2 should be hardening a leaky second. The Mountaineers stood 86th nationally as well as eighth in the Huge 12 in passing protection final time regardless of having an all-conference cornerback in Beanie Bishop Jr., whose 24 elapseds shielded (four INTs, 20 splits up) led the country. But Diocesan is actually now playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and West Virginia's staying edges strained to decrease the Nittany Lions' downfield passing strike, particularly without the advantage of a realistic pass thrill. Northwestern transactions Garnett Hollis Jr., who drew the main job versus Wallace, was actually hammered for a 17-yard completion on a push that finished along with Penn Condition getting to the end zone and also eventually relinquished a back-shoulder touchdown that broke the video game open quickly prior to halftime. West Virginia ought to have a simpler obstacle next Sunday against Albany.Michael Cohen covers university volleyball and also basketball for FOX Sports with an importance on the Big Ten. 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