Penn State vs Illinois Preview + Prediction

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Saturday at Noon ET breaks open conference play for Penn State Football and Illinois Football. Both Bret Bielema and James Franklin have met once before, in one of the longest games of the year in which Illinois beat Penn State 20-19 in a 9OT mud fight. Both teams have improved since their 2021 matchup, however, Penn State has gained more significant ground. The Nittany Lions have established an offense that is scoring 50.5 points per game right now with a talented quarterback in Drew Allar. Meanwhile, Illinois' defense is allowing over 200 rushing yards per game, and they are allowing an average of 31 points per game as well. The lone hope for Bret Bielema is for star defensive lineman Jer'Zhan Newton to have an excellent performance and for the home crowd to be loud. My prediction for this game is Penn State wins comfortably, but Illinois covers due to early motivation and their style of football that allows them to establish game control. Penn State running back Nicholas Singleton is poised to have a breakout performance against a larger, slower defense like the one Illinois has. Make sure to comment so I can interact with you and answer any questions you have! Leave a like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell for more of the best College Football content! My Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/CollegeFootballwithSam My Merchandise Store: https://cfbwithsam.threadless.com/ Spotify Link: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/A9u1hWG8nyb Google Podcasts Link: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9hMzAzZDI3Yy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw Apple Podcasts Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/college-football-with-sam/id1692426655 Amazon Music Link: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/3486a0b3-4706-43bf-95c2-01ccb3a16343/college-football-with-sam Penn State vs. Illinois Game Preview: https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401520226 Penn State Football 2023 Depth Chart: https://www.ourlads.com/ncaa-football-depth-charts/depth-chart/penn-state/91671 Illinois Football 2023 Depth Chart: https://www.ourlads.com/ncaa-football-depth-charts/depth-chart/illinois/90705 #collegefootball #pennstatefootball #illinoisfootball #pennstatenittanylions #bigtenfootball #michiganstatefootball #michiganfootball #ohiostatefootball

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Saturday at Noon ET breaks open conference play for Penn State Football and Illinois Football. Both Bret Bielema and James Franklin have met once before, in one of the longest games of the year in which Illinois beat Penn State 20-19 in a 9OT mud...

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