BWI Daily: Demystifying the Auburn running game

Penn State football takes on Auburn Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium for a non-conference road clash with the Auburn Tigers of the SEC. With that, only one question has been on the mind of Penn State fans heading into the game. Can Penn State stop the Auburn rushing attack? Host of the BWI Daily Edition, Thomas Frank Carr, tackles that question on the show to try and demystify the non-conference opponent that most fans are probably unfamiliar with. He discusses the offensive line in depth and shifts his focus to the primary rushing threats in the Tigers' offense. T-Frank starts by discussing the problem with our collective understanding of the offensive line in football. With no hard statistics to illustrate individual performance, it can be hard to explain to people how well a group of players who cannot touch the ball is performing. Also, he points out a flaw in the media's ability to understand the position. So to describe what he's seen on film, he uses PFF run blocking grades for his evidence. From there, he goes through each of the Auburn starters that he expects to play against Penn State on Saturday. He gives their performance against San Jose St. from week two and their run blocking grades from last season where applicable. He paints a picture of performance, scheme, and talent for the audience. Next, he looks at the rushing threat presented by Tank Bigsby, Jarquez Hunter, and backup quarterback Robby Ashford. Then he highlights the explosive play ability of this group and compares the Auburn rushing attack to teams closer to home for the Nittany Lions. Finally, he shines the light on the Penn State defense tasked with stopping them. Does Penn State have the size and strength up front to stop the Auburn offensive line? Is that even the right question? He concludes on Penn State's chances of limiting Auburn's rushing attack and containing the big-play threats they present.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.