Penn State -8 3.3% play
Penn State -8 3.3% play
You can say it over and over that the weather, and cold conditions won’t matter for a team in the south, but I believe it does. It’s going to be 23-25 degrees during the game today, and many of SMU’s players are from Texas and Florida. The average temperature for SMU games this year was 72 degrees.. You can’t say it won’t impact their play. SMU struggled early against Clemson before turning it around in the ACC Championship game late, but I believe Penn State’s metrics are better, and I think Penn State can close the door better than Clemson.
The knock on Penn STate is they can’t win the big game against a top 5 opponent. Those games have been against teams that have more talent like Ohio St, Michigan, and an undefeated Oregon team. I think Penn State’s offense matches up well here, and I think things will click here and Drew Allar is the best QB in the college football playoff if they let him do what he does best. SMU also 99th in % of possessions ending in a turnover, which does not exactly set you up very well when trying to win as an underdog of more than a TD on the road. The ACC also has not done exactly well vs. the Big Ten, since 2020 they are 1-7 in bowl games getting outscored by 10ppg.
