Penn State’s Six for Saturday: Dani Dennis-Sutton’s destructive play, Nebraska’s go-to guy
The last time Penn State and Nebraska met at Beaver Stadium, the two Big Ten teams combined for 100 points in 2017.
The Nittany Lions, if you remember, had 56. That’s a positive.
Don’t expect either side to get 50 in Saturday’s contest.
It could come down to which offense is more successful in the run game.
Here are a few of my late-week thoughts on Penn State-Nebraska.
Bowl game or bust? The Lions’ 18-point win over Michigan State in East Lansing ended Penn State’s six-game losing streak.
PSU has to win its next two to finish 6-6 and make a bowl game a possibility. If the Lions beat Nebrask, they still must defeat Rutgers in Piscataway next Saturday.
Penn State vs. Penn State. Penn State interim head coach Terry Smith and Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule both played at Penn State.
This game marks the first time a pair of PSU football grads are serving as head coaches in an FBS matchup since Rhule’s Temple Owls faced Paul Pasqualoni’s UConn Huskies in November of 2013.
One of one. Nebraska’s Emmett Johnson, who leads the Big Ten in rushing with 1,131 yards, ran for 129 yards and totaled 103 receiving yards in the team’s win at UCLA a couple of weeks ago.
In doing so, Johnson became the first Cornhuskers running back to generate 100 or more rushing yards and 100 or more receiving yards in a game.
Penn State defensive end Dani Dennis-Sutton breaks free form the block of Michigan State running back Brandon Tullis during the third quarter on Nov. 15, 2025.
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Can Dani Dennis-Sutton keep it up? The Lions’ veteran edge rusher has been a menace to opposing offenses in the last two games.
In Penn State’s battles with Indiana and Michigan State, Dennis-Sutton has produced six tackles, three sacks, two quarterback hurries and a blocked punt.
PSU’s third-down offense needs tweaking. The Lions were able to pull away from Michigan State despite a dismal showing on third down by the offense.
Andy Kotelnicki’s group converted just 2 of 10 chances. Michigan State was worse (1 of 10).
Nebraska’s offense is converting at a 46 percent clip.
Nick Singleton’s “total” effort at PSU. Singleton is two touchdowns away from tying Saquon Barkley’s program record for total touchdowns at Penn State.
Singleton has 51, including 41 rushing. Barkley sits at 53.
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