Who is Penn State’s midseason MVP and most improved player?

Penn State has completed the first half of the regular season and finds itself sitting in a great spot on its quest to compete in this year expanded College Football Playoff. The Nittany Lions sit at no. 3 in the major polls during their bye week as they prepare for a road game at Wisconsin and a home game against Ohio State in the next couple of weeks.

With Penn State sitting on a bye week, we decided to get together as a staff and share some of our options on the Nittany Lions before the second half gets started. We started off with quick midseason assessments of Penn State and continued with a look at our biggest surprises from the first half of the year. We also discussed what needs to improve in the second half of the season and what Penn State’s final record will be this regular season. But who is this team’s midseason MVP and most improved player? Our staff shares their picks.

Kevin: How can I go and pick anyone but tight end Tyler Warren after the performance he had this past weekend? Some may say Warren’s receiving yardage is inflated by his monster game at USC, which is fair to suggest, but that just comes from people who are not paying attention to everything Warren is doing other than catch the football. Warren has been used ina. variety of ways by offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki, and it has been effective just about every time. Warren is a Swiss Army knife of an offensive player for the Nittany Lions and opposing defenses are going to be frustrated trying to figure out what he will do next.

As for the most improved player, I think it has to be the starting quarterback, Drew Allar. I do think there have been some moments that have frustrated for Allar this season, but I think his overall grasp of running the offense is continuing to evolve. Take this past weekend at USC. The points may not…

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Author : Nittany Lions Wire

Publish date : 2024-10-17 10:05:57

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