Sunday Recap: What Went Wrong, What Went Right in Penn State's 27-9 Win

Penn State survived a sluggish 27-9 win over Temple, and Sean Fitz joins to break down what went wrong — and right — a day removed from the game. We start with the big picture: three empty red zone trips to open the game set the tone for a much sloppier performance than Week One. We discuss the human side of Max Granville's season-ending injury and how the defense has to reconfigure its pass rush without him, why the run defense breakdown falls more on linebackers and safeties than the defensive tackles, and Marcus Neal's rough day in coverage. On offense, we cover Rocco Becht's up-and-down day that still produced elite numbers, the Chase Sowell drop conversation, and the ongoing run game debate around Carson Hansen's workload. We close with Tony Rojas's game-changing interception, explained in his own words.0:00 – Overall Reaction: A Sloppy Week Two After a Clean Week One4:26 – Max Granville's Season-Ending Injury: The Human Side6:52 – How Penn State's Defense Absorbs the Loss at Defensive End9:37 – Run Defense Breakdown: Why the Defensive Tackles Aren't to Blame13:08 – Safeties Struggle: Marcus Neal, Jamison Patton & Missed Tackles15:32 – The Secondary's Bright Spot: Corners Shut Down the Outside18:26 – Rocco Becht's "Worst Game" Was Still Excellent21:08 – Chase Sowell's Drop Conversation & His NFL Ceiling27:59 – The Run Game Debate: Carson Hansen's Contact Balance33:47 – What Penn State Needs to Fix Before Buffalo35:51 – Tony Rojas's "Lucky" Interception, Explained Subscribe to Blue White Illustrated on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3KzEcqK Check out the site too! - https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/?utm_source=publisher&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=subscriber_referral&ref=418462 Get 20% off and free shipping at Fanatics with our affiliate link: https://fanatics.93n6tx.net/OeZg2z Use Code BWI20 to get 20 percent off Rhoback’s Gameday Collection: https://rhoback.com/collections/pennsylvania-state-university-licensed-collection Want breaking news like this delivered straight to your inbox for FREE? Sign up today for the BWI breaking newsletter! You’ll also get daily updates with the top headlines of the day five times a week. Click here to sign-up! https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/newsletter/join/ #PennState  #NittanyLions   JOIN Blue White Illustrated: https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/join/?plan=annual SUBSCRIBE to Blue White Illustrated on YouTube and enable alerts - new highlights and videos uploaded regularly: https://www.youtube.com/c/bluewhiteillustratedvideo?sub_confirmation Bookmark our homepage: https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/ Subscribe to BWI Magazine and Newsletters:  https://bluewhiteonline.com  Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BlueWhiteIllustrated/ Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/PennStateOn3 Music and SFX from Zapsplat.com  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.