The Boise State defense gave up nearly 30 points a game in their first five games, but in their final eight games they have only allowed 17 points per game as the defense improved throughout the year, especially in the secondary.
“Yeah there is no question about it,” said Boise State defensive coordinator Erik Chinander. “I think those older DB’s have taken it upon themselves to improve every week and help those young guys get better.”
The front seven for Boise State has been dominant and they will need to perform against Penn State who has a strong offensive line and two running backs that both nearly gained 1,000 yards.
“That’s one of the better running back tandems I’ve seen in a long time,” said Chinander. “The thing that impresses me about both of them is how physical they run the football, they are hard to tackle.”
Penn State is led by junior quarterback Drew Allar who Chinander told us can make all the throws. However, Penn State’s leading receiver is Tyler Warren at tight end, he had more than 1,000 yards receiving and he can do a lot of different things on the field.