5 Questions for Michigan Football vs. Penn State

UNIVERSITY PARK, PA - OCTOBER 19: Ronnie Bell #8 of the Michigan Wolverines runs with a pass reception during the first quarter against the Penn State Nittany Lions on October 19, 2019 at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. Penn State defeats Michigan 28-21. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) /

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Can Michigan stop Penn State’s rushing attack?

Penn State freshman running back Nicholas Singleton is third in the nation among FBS freshman running backs, averaging 92.6 rushing yards per game, so he is definitely a threat with the ball in his hands, and has had a few 40+ yard runs this year.

Michigan’s front four will really need to eat in this game, and stop PSU’s rushing attack. I expect Michigan to pretty much sell out to stop the run, as I have a feeling that Michigan is more concerned about Penn State’s run offense than their passing offense.

Michigan has been gashed the past few games by various running backs, for chunk plays here or there, so it will be mightily important for them to not slack and allow huge holes for Singleton to run through.

Michigan needs to make Penn State one-dimensional in this game, as once they do that, I don’t think PSU has the horses on offense to do too much damage otherwise.

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