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Penn State was an underdog going into last night’s B1G Championship Game and the over-under was set at 47 points.
So much for that.
The Nittany Lions not only pulled off the upset, but the two teams crushed the over-under total by scoring a combined 69 points. Pro Football Focus gave out grades this morning for how the apparently unpredictable game played out:
Penn State Nittany Lions
Quarterback grade: Trace McSorley, 80.1
Top offensive grades:
WR Saeed Blacknall, 84.4
WR DaeSean Hamilton, 81.3
RG Connor McGovern, 74.6
RB Saquon Barkley, 74.5
TE Mike Gesicki, 71.1
Top defensive grades:
LB Manny Bowen, 82.0
CB John Reid, 78.1
CB Grant Haley, 77.1
DT Parker Cothren, 73.8
DE Garrett Sickels, 67.9
Wisconsin Badgers
Quarterback grade: Bart Houston, 63.0
Top offensive grades:
RG Beau Benzschawel, 78.9
TE Eric Steffes, 78.1
LT Ryan Ramczyk, 76.6
TE Troy Fumagalli, 74.9
LG Jon Dietzen, 71.8
Top defensive grades:
ILB Ryan Connelly, 89.3
OLB Vince Biegel, 80.8
OLB T.J. Watt, 80.2
ILB T.J. Edwards, 76.9
NT Olive Sagapolu, 74.5
Kevin covers Big Ten football for Saturday Tradition.