Official PSU - UCLA '25 Game thread

[Tom McAndrew]

Please you this thread for all pre-game, in-game, and post-game discussion of the PSU - UCLA 2025 game.

We Are ...

- hoping the team turned the page on last week's game as quickly as I did
- curious what we'll see from UCLA with all the recent coaching changes
- wishing I was in CA for the game, as I've always wanted to attend a game at the Rose Bowl
- expecting a lot of PSU fans at the game
- confident PSU will win comfortably

... Penn State!!!

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Who is out and who is questionable for Penn State today?​

Here's who is OUT:

#7 Kaden Saunders
#11 Lyrick Samuel
#13 Tony Rojas
#16 Bekkem Kritza
#18 Max Granville
#19 Josiah Brown
#26 Cam Wallace
#30 Kari Jackson
#42 Mason Robinson
#58 Kaleb Artis
#59 Brady O'Hara
#61 Liam Horan
#74 J'ven Williams
#81 Donte Nastasi
#84 Peter Gonzalez
#95 Jordan Mayer


Here's who is QUESTIONABLE:

#14 Jason Smolik
#68 Anthony Donkoh

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Penn State injury report: Lions could be without a starter on Saturday at UCLA

Penn State and UCLA have put out their availability reports ahead of Saturday's matchup. Here's who's out and questionable.

www.on3.com

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Our favorite former referee, David Witvoet, is today's replay official. smh

 

[Tom McAndrew]

KO looks to be at 3:40 pm EDT

 

[DaytonRickster]

Our favorite former referee, David Witvoet, is today's replay official. smh

I thought he was retired?

 

[Tom McAndrew]

I thought he was retired?

retired as a ref, but now a replay official

 

[BostonNit]

retired as a ref, but now a replay official

Now he can screw us without breaking a sweat.

 

[Bkmtnittany1]

Now he can screw us without breaking a sweat.

He can suck at 2 things now!

 

[Alphalion75]

Who is the young girl with CJF? Is that one of his daughters?

 

[laKavosiey-st lion]

Where’s psuno1 sitting?

 

[KingLando]

Hopefully this is over quickly since I can only watch until about 425. Noon starts are the best lol

 

[psuno1]

Our favorite former referee, David Witvoet, is today's replay official. smh

Are you kidding me Witvoet? Come on man- retire already.

 

[laKavosiey-st lion]

Hopefully this is over quickly since I can only watch until about 425. Noon starts are the best lol

Fun plans?

 

[Big_O]

Are you kidding me Witvoet? Come on man- retire already.

Just can’t have any calls go to replay.

 

[laKavosiey-st lion]

Are you kidding me Witvoet? Come on man- retire already.

how many in there?

 

[KingLando]

Fun plans?

Granddaughter's first birthday so depends on one's definition of fun lol

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Zion Tracy misses the tackle in open field on UCLA's 1st play from scrimmage

 

[m.knox]

Look how empty the stadium is. Reminds me of Pitt.

 

[Nittany1865Farmer]

I thought the announcers said in pre-game that UCLA had the worse run defense in the BIg 10. So far it looks like its PSU that has the worst.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

3rd & 1, PSU misses the RB at the LOS, and UCLA with a big gain (to PSU's 33)

 

[Calabrin]

Wait... which team has the worst run defense??

 

[Big_O]

Defense is getting consistently gashed.

 

[KingLando]

UCLA is mirroring Oregon. Nice simple plays to get their QB comfortable

 

[Calabrin]

Look how empty the stadium is. Reminds me of Pitt.

Was thinking of going to this game. I should've. Could've sat anywhere, by the looks of things.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Jerry Neuheisel (UCLA"s new OC), looks like Sunshine from Remember the Titans

 

[laKavosiey-st lion]

Granddaughter's first birthday so depends on one's definition of fun lol

I can’t wait for it (guessing under 30 mos) I’m going pop pop Rick. What are you? G Pa King rolls right off

 

[AvgUser]

This is going well already

 

[WaffleShopper]

OSU game is not going to be pretty.

 

[m.knox]

LOL.... The QB just trucked one of our DB's....

 

[Tom McAndrew]

3rd & 11 for UCLA ...

empty backfield ... QB scramper and he runs for the 1st down and all the way to the PSU 12

 

[LMTLION]

Pathetic

 

[Calabrin]

3rd and 11... converted.

 

[KingLando]

Defense playing uninspired. Playing soft on 3rd down and no one stayed with Nico

 

[Bkmtnittany1]

That Knowles dude is one heckuva DC!

 

[LMTLION]

Team has completely given up.

 

[bdgan]

Was Rojas That important?

Was our $3m defensive coordinator a bust?

 

[KingLando]

Lol pathetic