PLAYERS TO WATCH
–QB Trace McSorley was clearly hobbled for much of the Michigan game while trying to play with a knee injury sustained the previous week. As a result, the program’s all-time leader in most offensive categories managed just 77 total yards of offense.
–QB Tommy Stevens played in relief of McSorley but threw a bad pick-six that broke the game open for the Wolverines. Stevens is a good runner and will likely be called on again to help boost the running game.
–RB Miles Sanders got just eight touches a week ago and has just one catch for nine yards over the last two games. Sanders proved he could be a weapon in the passing game with a six-catch effort on Oct. 20, but he hasn’t been used in that capacity since.
–LB Jan Johnson is coming off one of his best games where he led the team with 10 tackles. He figures to be busy again this week against the nation’s leading rusher in Jonathan Taylor.
–LB Micah Parsons is one of Penn State’s most athletic defenders. He chipped in with eight tackles last week and will need to help bottle Taylor up.
SERIES HISTORY: Penn State and Wisconsin are tied 9-9. The Nittany Lions won the last meeting 38-31 at Lucas Oil Field on Dec. 3, 2016.
QUOTE TO NOTE: “I think you can list them all out but at the end of the day, we have not played up to the standard that we have because our standard is to go out and put ourselves in the best position to win every single game, and we haven’t done that.” — Penn State Coach James Franklin on the season overall.
