Three-Point Stance: Penn State, Michigan OL recruiting, Nebraska

Rivals national recruiting analyst Greg Smith has thoughts on Penn State flying under the radar as a legit championship contender, Michigan’s reinvestment in the trenches and another missed opportunity for Nebraska.

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1. PAY ATTENTION TO PENN STATE

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Are we talking enough about Penn State? The Nittany Lions are the No. 3 team in the country, one of a handful of undefeated teams left and it doesn’t seem to be registering on the national scale. James Franklin’s program is coming off a bye week and has a big matchup this weekend with Wisconsin. It’s never easy to go into Camp Randall and get a win so this will be a good test. Plus, the Badgers seem to have steadied the ship and have played their best football lately.

As things stand now, Penn State is cruising toward a playoff appearance no matter what happens in the huge game with Ohio State next week. Perhaps a good showing in Madison will get people talking about Penn State as a potential national championship team.

But in reality, it is the game against the Buckeyes that people are really waiting for to view Penn State as a legit contender this year.

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2. MICHIGAN CONTINUES TO BUILD IN THE TRENCHES

There is a lot of talk about Michigan football’s quarterback play but we know that when the team gets that figured out, the signal-caller will enjoy a terrific offensive line. The Wolverines have been built from the trenches lately and that doesn’t appear to be…

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Publish date : 2024-10-23 23:37:23

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