Penn State Football: The Most Interesting Stats of Penn State's 2-0 Start

The Penn State Nittany Lions are more explosive offensively this season, while one half skews their defensive numbers.

Penn State quickly changed its personality early in 2024, propelling itself up in the explosive-play rankings while dipping in defensive metrics like sacks. Though certainly not a referendum on the Nittany Lions through two games, the stats hint at how they've changed and what they must continue to change.

So what do the early stats tell us about coach James Franklin's 2-0 Penn State football team? Here's a look.Penn State's offensive points-per-play number is well above its 2023 pace, when the team averaged .478. Of course, that's a full-season statistic that included the Nittany Lions' combined 27 points against Michigan and Ohio State. Penn State hasn't played a Big Ten game yet, nor has it scored anything but 34 points in a game yet.

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