.Michael Cohen.College Regulation Football as well as University Baseball Article Writer.MORGANTOWN, W.Va.-- As the officials transformed as well as encountered West Virginia's leaders following a position coin throw that had actually gone the home crew's technique, words of elderly security Aubrey Burks reverberated around Mountaineer Field thanks to a referee's microphone." We want the reception," Burks stated in a moment of self-confidence that was broadcast throughout the video recording boards at either end of the stadium. "And also we wan na go score." The moment, two times, three opportunities, Burks duplicated themself up until the referee pointed both sets of players towards the subsidiaries as kickoff moved toward. The Mountaineers arrived for Saturday's country wide telecasted opener teeming with self-confidence after finalizing the 2023 project with five victories in 6 games, marked through a 20-point gain North Carolina in the Fight it out's Mayo Bowl last December. A meeting file of 6-3 as well as an overall mark of 9-4 were enough to spark confidence, pleasure as well as a deal extension for head trainer Neal Brown.But deciding on to get the opening first performed little in West Virginia's pursuit to follow up on the goal Burks had so publicly outlined. 4 belongings reoccured just before the Mountaineers mustered any factors at all, and also also at that point, after transforming the sphere over two times in the 1st fourth alone, they chose a lowly field goal. As well as field goals were never heading to be enough against a new-look, new-age Penn Condition offense that started to uncover the potential of past luxury quarterback Drew Allar (11-of-17 for 216 yards as well as three TDs). Under the path of first-year offending organizer Andy Kotelnicki, whom head trainer James Franklin picked coming from Kansas, the Nittany Lions lastly began to roar. There were chunk plays with the sky coming from Allar to wideouts Omari Evans (pair of catches, 55 backyards) as well as Harrison Wallace III (five catches, 117 gardens, two TDs). There were piece use the ground with tailbacks Nicholas Individual and Kaytron Allen. There were actually piece use either edge of a climate delay that maintained both groups in their storage locker rooms for 2 hrs, 19 mins in between the second as well as 3rd regions. There were enough portion participates in to deliver swaths of the 62,084 enthusiasts home long just before the last secs elapsed.The 34-12 gain was actually whatever Franklin as well as Penn Condition might have expected in a prominent opener versus a Power-4 opponent. Below are actually some fast takeaways from Milan Puskar Arena: Early differenceA mistimed snap that showed up to see Allar through unpleasant surprise on his team's position ownership talented the Mountaineers great industry setting merely outside the red region along with 10:38 continuing to be in the initial sector. It was actually the initial of 4 West Virginia drives that either began or even accelerated inside the Penn State 30-yard line during the course of the initial 2 one-fourths, the mixed outcomes of which were actually only 6 aspects: a pair of field goals by twist Michael Hayes II coming from distances of 38 lawns and also 39 backyards, respectively. And also each succeeding push that stopped working to create a touchdown siphoned a bit more electricity from what was actually, at the very least initially, a fairly raucous crowd.West Virginia's very first play after Allar's early fumble swiftly devolved in to disaster when the breeze from facility Brandon Yates attacked the motion male as well as caromed deep right into the backfield, along with Penn Condition ultimately tearing things away from quarterback Garrett Greene. The next Mountaineering invasion into Nittany Lions' territory was actually prevented by a fallen short "tush guts" on fourth as well as short as Greene was rebuffed at free throw line of scrimmage. 2 extra pushes that gained 98 blended lawns all over the middle and last stages of the 2nd quarter slowed at the exterior edge of the reddish zone.Kotelnicki's outburst was far more purposeful along with each property that ventured right into West Virginia territory. The Nittany Lions stressed a 10-play, 71-yard march along with a 20-yard goal from Allar to Allen as well as topped a three-play, 73-yard gut drill when Allar whized a lovely toss to Wallace III for an additional credit rating with:06 remaining in the 2nd fourth, stretching the Penn State bring about 14. Drew Allar connects with Harrison Wallace III who grabs his feets for a TD, stretching Penn State's top over West Virginia Play of the gameOnly a portion of the crowd continued to be when play eventually returned to at 4:23 p.m. and the Nittany Lions leading through 14 aspects. For the West Virginia faithful that stayed-- each one of all of them having snuggled under the bleachers for greater than two hours of super as well as downpours-- it was know simply how essential the opening ownership of the 3rd fourth will be actually. If Penn State reached the end zone and pressed its own advantage north of 20, it was actually unlikely the Mountaineers would possess any kind of chance to claw their back right into opinion based on the anemic repulsive output from the first half.A pair of 10-yard races from Allar and also a successful swing pass to managing back Nicholas Singleton moved the Nittany Lions around midfield with loved one ease. Which's when Singleton punctuated Penn State's victory along with a 40-yard touchdown run through the center of West Virginia's protection. Two taking electrician got rid of a road that left Individual untouched till he arrived at the 3rd degree, where the flailing arm of security Anthony Wilson Jr. was actually no place near adequate to reduce the velocity. Individual raced downfield and also in to completion zone as Penn State's top swelled to an overwhelming 21-point scope. The one-two strike of Individual and also Allen mixed for 167 rushing backyards (134 rushing, 33 acquiring) and pair of touchdowns.Key statOne of the steering factors behind Franklin's decision to go after Kotelnicki as his 6th objectionable organizer in 11 periods was due to the reputation for dynamite dips into Kansas, where the Jayhawks had developed into a high-octane strike under Kotelnicki's support. During a three-year stretch from 2021-23, the Jayhawks ranked 12th across the country in amount of plays obtaining at the very least twenty backyards (8.3%) as well as 15th in portion of passing plays obtaining at the very least 30 yards (3.9%). Kansas exceeded 40 aspects 9 times in that period and topped fifty aspects 5 times, also as bothersome personal injuries to starting quarterback Jalon Daniels examined the offense's adaptability.Those types of field-tilting increases exposed on their own early as well as frequently in Kotelnicki's launching versus West Virginia on Sunday, along with Allar as well as the crew's high-ranking operating back duo shredding the Mountaineers in more methods, as well as periods, than one. Allar simply required 11 completions to go over 200 passing yards as well as find completion zone 3 times through the air. Singleton balanced nearly 9 yards per carry on his first thirteen attempts, two of which acquired 40 yards and among which located completion region. Wallace beat one hundred obtaining gardens for the first time in his career on merely 5 receptions.By the 8:13 mark of the 4th quarter-- when the Nittany Lions began delivering droves of back-ups onto the area-- Kotelnicki's outburst was actually still balancing an unbelievable 8.4 lawns every play.What's upcoming for Penn State?Departing West Virginia with an extensively impressive street success installs the Nittany Lions for a prospective climb in the nationwide ranks in the arriving weeks. Certainly not merely will Penn State be actually a heavy favorite in its own following four video games against Bowling Green, Kent State, Illinois as well as UCLA-- the last two of which are association opponents-- but they likewise will not have to leave behind the helpful confines of Beaver Coliseum. A quartet of home dates keeps the Nittany Lions in Pennsylvania up until mid-October, at which point they'll fly to California for what ought to be actually a high-profile match with Huge Ten novice USC. By then, Franklin's staff should be actually 5-0 general, 2-0 in the organization and also squarely in the talk to reach the University Regulation football Playoff for the first time as the layout expands to 12 teams. And also if Saturday's repulsive surge against the Mountaineers is any sort of evidence of where Kotelnicki can easily take his system in the coming weeks, at that point it may be worth featuring Penn Condition in conversations about valid contenders for the Big 10 Champion and the championship game. What is actually upcoming for West Virginia?After an opener in which Penn Condition threw for 199 yards and also three goals in the 1st fifty percent alone, the priority for Brown and defensive organizer Jordan Lesley in between now and also Week 2 must be strengthening a leaky secondary. The Mountaineers ranked 86th across the country and also 8th in the Significant 12 in passing protection last period in spite of possessing an all-conference cornerback in Beanie Bishop Jr., whose 24 passes shielded (four INTs, 20 splits up) led the nation. Yet Bishop is actually currently playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and West Virginia's continuing to be edges strained to reduce the Nittany Lions' downfield passing attack, particularly without the advantage of a feasible pass thrill. Northwestern move Garnett Hollis Jr., who drew the major job against Wallace, was actually beaten for a 17-yard finalization on a drive that ended along with Penn State arriving at completion zone and also later on gave up a back-shoulder goal that broke the game available soon just before halftime. West Virginia need to have a simpler obstacle next Sunday versus Albany.Michael Cohen deals with university football as well as baseball for FOX Sports along with a focus on the Big Ten. Follow him at @Michael_Cohen13. [Want wonderful accounts supplied straight to your inbox? Generate or even log in to your FOX Athletics profile, comply with organizations, crews and gamers to get an individualized e-newsletter daily.] Observe Observe your faves to personalize your FOX Sports knowledge Obtain even more coming from University Volleyball Follow your preferences to receive relevant information concerning video games, news and even more.