.Michael Cohen.College Soccer as well as College Basketball Article Writer.MORGANTOWN, W.Va.-- As the representatives switched as well as encountered West Virginia's captains following an opening piece toss that had gone the home crew's way, words of elderly safety and security Aubrey Burks echoed around Mountaineer Industry courtesy of an umpire's mic." Our team wish the ball," Burks said in an instance of assurance that was actually relayed all over the online video boards at either end of the arena. "As well as we wan na go credit rating." As soon as, twice, three times, Burks duplicated themself until the umpire directed both collections of gamers toward the subsidiaries as first moved toward. The Mountaineers showed up for Sunday's country wide aired opener brimming with confidence after closing the 2023 campaign along with five success in 6 games, stamped by a 20-point draw North Carolina in the Fight it out's Mayo Bowl final December. A conference file of 6-3 and also a total mark of 9-4 were enough to spark optimism, enthusiasm as well as an arrangement expansion for mind coach Neal Brown.But picking to acquire the opening first performed little in West Virginia's pursuit to go through on the objective Burks had actually thus openly described. Four possessions came and went prior to the Mountaineers collected any type of aspects in all, as well as even at that point, after switching the sphere over two times in the 1st quarter alone, they agreed to a lowly field goal. And basket were never ever going to be enough versus a new-look, new-age Penn Condition outburst that began to open the ability of past top-notch quarterback Drew Allar (11-of-17 for 216 gardens and also 3 TDs). Under the direction of first-year objectionable planner Andy Kotelnicki, whom move instructor James Franklin plucked coming from Kansas, the Nittany Lions lastly began to holler. There were actually chunk plays via the air from Allar to wideouts Omari Evans (2 catches, 55 yards) as well as Harrison Wallace III (five catches, 117 backyards, 2 TDs). There were part use the ground with tailbacks Nicholas Individual and Kaytron Allen. There were actually part use either edge of a weather hold-up that always kept each crews in their locker rooms for 2 hours, 19 minutes in between the 2nd as well as 3rd sectors. There were enough chunk plays to send swaths of the 62,084 fans home long prior to the final seconds elapsed.The 34-12 succeed was every thing Franklin and also Penn Condition might possess wished for in a high-profile opener against a Power-4 challenger. Listed here are some fast takeaways from Milan Puskar Arena: Very early differenceA mistimed snap that showed up to catch Allar through shock on his group's opening things gifted the Mountaineers great field placement simply outside the red region with 10:38 continuing to be in the very first sector. It was actually the 1st of four West Virginia steers that either began or accelerated inside the Penn State 30-yard line in the course of the first pair of fourths, the blended end results of which were actually simply 6 points: a pair of field goals by twist Michael Hayes II from ranges of 38 yards and also 39 lawns, respectively. And each succeeding drive that fell short to create a goal siphoned a little extra electricity coming from what was, a minimum of actually, a rather raucous crowd.West Virginia's initial play after Allar's early fumble swiftly degenerated into disaster when the snap coming from facility Brandon Yates assaulted the activity male and also caromed deep right into the backfield, along with Penn Condition ultimately tearing ownership out of quarterback Garrett Greene. The upcoming Mountaineering invasion right into Nittany Lions' area was actually foiled through a failed "tush guts" on fourth and brief as Greene was rejected at free throw line of scrimmage. Pair of additional pushes that obtained 98 integrated yards throughout the middle and also second stages of the 2nd fourth delayed at the outer edge of the reddish zone.Kotelnicki's offense was actually far more deliberate along with each belongings that ventured into West Virginia territory. The Nittany Lions stressed a 10-play, 71-yard march along with a 20-yard touchdown coming from Allar to Allen and also topped a three-play, 73-yard intestine drill when Allar zipped a beautiful toss to Wallace III for one more rating with:06 remaining in the second one-fourth, expanding the Penn Condition cause 14. Drew Allar associates with Harrison Wallace III who grabs his feets for a TD, stretching Penn State's top over West Virginia Play of the gameOnly a fraction of the crowd remained when play eventually returned to at 4:23 p.m. as well as the Nittany Lions leading by 14 factors. For the West Virginia faithful that remained-- each of all of them having clustered under the bleachers for greater than two hours of lightning as well as downpours-- it was understood merely exactly how crucial the opening belongings of the third one-fourth would certainly be. If Penn State reached completion zone and drove its own conveniences north of twenty, it was actually extremely unlikely the Mountaineers will have any odds to scrape their back in to contention based upon the anemic outrageous output from the first half.A pair of 10-yard scrambles from Allar and also a successful swing exchange running back Nicholas Singleton relocated the Nittany Lions throughout midfield along with loved one ease. Which's when Singleton accented Penn State's success along with a 40-yard goal run through the middle of West Virginia's defense. 2 drawing electrician got rid of a course that left behind Individual untouched until he arrived at the third amount, where the smacking arm of safety and security Anthony Wilson Jr. was actually nowhere near sufficient to decrease the velocity. Individual raced downfield and also into the end area as Penn Condition's lead swelled to an insurmountable 21-point margin. The one-two punch of Singleton and also Allen mixed for 167 hurrying yards (134 rushing, 33 receiving) and also pair of touchdowns.Key statOne of the driving elements responsible for Franklin's choice to go for Kotelnicki as his sixth annoying planner in 11 seasons was because of the online reputation for nitroglycerin plays at Kansas, where the Jayhawks had turned into a high-octane strike under Kotelnicki's direction. During the course of a three-year stretch coming from 2021-23, the Jayhawks placed 12th across the country in percentage of plays getting a minimum of twenty lawns (8.3%) as well as 15th in amount of passing plays gaining at the very least 30 gardens (3.9%). Kansas went beyond 40 aspects nine attend that span as well as topped fifty points 5 opportunities, also as unpleasant accidents to starting quarterback Jalon Daniels evaluated the offense's adaptability.Those types of field-tilting increases showed themselves early and also usually in Kotelnicki's debut versus West Virginia on Sunday, along with Allar and the crew's high-level managing back duo shredding the Mountaineers in additional techniques, as well as phases, than one. Allar only required 11 finalizations to surpass 200 passing yards and find the end area 3 times through the sky. Singleton balanced virtually 9 backyards every proceed his very first thirteen tries, 2 of which got 40 lawns as well as some of which located completion zone. Wallace surpassed one hundred obtaining yards for the very first time in his occupation on just 5 receptions.By the 8:13 sign of the fourth one-fourth-- when the Nittany Lions started sending wents of backups onto the field-- Kotelnicki's outburst was actually still balancing an incredible 8.4 yards every play.What's upcoming for Penn State?Departing West Virginia along with a thoroughly impressive roadway triumph sets up the Nittany Lions for a prospective climb in the national rankings in the arriving full weeks. Not just will Penn State be actually a massive fave in its own next 4 activities against Bowling Eco-friendly, Kent Condition, Illinois and UCLA-- the final 2 of which are actually event opponents-- yet they also won't need to leave behind the pleasant limits of Beaver Stadium. A quartet of home days maintains the Nittany Lions in Pennsylvania until mid-October, at which point they'll fly to The golden state for what must be actually a top-level match along with Large Ten novice USC. Already, Franklin's crew must be actually 5-0 general, 2-0 in the league and also directly in the conversation to reach the College Regulation football Playoff for the very first time as the layout increases to 12 groups. And if Sunday's repulsive blast against the Mountaineers is actually any type of evidence of where Kotelnicki can take his system in the coming full weeks, after that it could be worth featuring Penn Condition in conversations concerning genuine competitors for the Big 10 Champion and the championship game. What's upcoming for West Virginia?After an opener through which Penn Condition tossed for 199 gardens and also 3 goals in the first half alone, the concern for Brown and protective coordinator Jordan Lesley in between now and Week 2 need to be thickening a leaky secondary. The Mountaineers stood 86th nationally and 8th in the Big 12 in passing self defense last period in spite of possessing an all-conference cornerback in Beanie Bishop Jr., whose 24 successfully pases shielded (four INTs, twenty splits up) led the country. Yet Diocesan is actually currently playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and West Virginia's remaining edges struggled to slow the Nittany Lions' downfield passing attack, especially without the benefit of a viable successfully pass thrill. Northwestern transmission Garnett Hollis Jr., that drew the key job against Wallace, was actually hammered for a 17-yard finalization on a push that finished with Penn Condition hitting the end zone and later gave up a back-shoulder goal that cut the video game available not long prior to halftime. West Virginia should possess a simpler obstacle next Sunday against Albany.Michael Cohen deals with university volleyball and baseball for FOX Sports along with an emphasis on the Big Ten. Follow him at @Michael_Cohen13. [Want great tales delivered straight to your inbox? Develop or even log in to your FOX Sports profile, observe organizations, groups and players to obtain a tailored bulletin daily.] Observe Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Athletics expertise Acquire more coming from College Soccer Observe your favorites to receive relevant information concerning video games, headlines as well as more.