.Michael Cohen.College Regulation Football as well as College Baseball Writer.MORGANTOWN, W.Va.-- As the authorities turned as well as dealt with West Virginia's leaders following a position coin toss that had actually gone the home team's method, the words of elderly security Aubrey Burks reverberated around Mountaineer Industry thanks to a referee's microphone." We yearn for the reception," Burks claimed momentarily of peace of mind that was actually broadcast across the video boards at either end of the stadium. "And our company wan na go credit rating." As soon as, two times, 3 opportunities, Burks redoed himself up until the umpire pointed both collections of gamers towards the sidelines as first came close to. The Mountaineers showed up for Saturday's country wide aired opener brimming along with peace of mind after shutting the 2023 campaign with five triumphes in 6 games, marked through a 20-point get North Carolina in the Fight it out's Mayo Dish last December. A meeting file of 6-3 and also a total symbol of 9-4 were enough to spark positive outlook, enjoyment as well as an agreement extension for head instructor Neal Brown.But opting for to get the opening first performed little bit in West Virginia's pursuit to follow through on the intention Burks had so publicly outlined. 4 properties reoccured just before the Mountaineers mustered up any aspects at all, and even at that point, after transforming the sphere over twice in the 1st one-fourth alone, they went for a meek basket. And field goals were never mosting likely to suffice against a new-look, new-age Penn Condition offense that began to open the capacity of previous top-notch quarterback Drew Allar (11-of-17 for 216 backyards as well as 3 TDs). Under the direction of first-year outrageous planner Andy Kotelnicki, whom move trainer James Franklin plucked coming from Kansas, the Nittany Lions ultimately began to rumble. There were actually piece plays via the air from Allar to wideouts Omari Evans (two catches, 55 yards) and also Harrison Wallace III (five catches, 117 yards, two TDs). There were part use the ground with tailbacks Nicholas Singleton as well as Kaytron Allen. There were portion use either side of a climate hold-up that always kept both crews in their storage locker spaces for 2 hrs, 19 moments between the second and also third zones. There sufficed portion participates in to deliver swaths of the 62,084 enthusiasts home long just before the ultimate few seconds elapsed.The 34-12 succeed was every little thing Franklin and Penn Condition might possess wished for in a top-level opener versus a Power-4 opponent. Right here are actually some easy takeaways from Milan Puskar Coliseum: Early differenceA mistimed snap that showed up to find Allar by shock on his staff's opening belongings blessed the Mountaineers terrific field position simply outside the red region with 10:38 staying in the first zone. It was the very first of 4 West Virginia steers that either began or progressed inside the Penn State 30-yard collection during the course of the very first pair of one-fourths, the mixed results of which were only 6 factors: a pair of field goals through twist Michael Hayes II coming from spans of 38 lawns and 39 yards, specifically. And each subsequent drive that failed to make a touchdown siphoned a little much more power from what was actually, at the very least originally, a reasonably raucous crowd.West Virginia's very first play after Allar's very early fumble rapidly devolved in to calamity when the breeze from facility Brandon Yates assaulted the activity man as well as caromed deep in to the backfield, along with Penn Condition inevitably tearing possession off of quarterback Garrett Greene. The upcoming Mountaineer venture in to Nittany Lions' area was foiled by a stopped working "tush push" on 4th and also quick as Greene was rebuffed at free throw line of skirmish. Pair of added drives that acquired 98 combined gardens across the center and also second stages of the 2nd one-fourth slowed at the exterior side of the reddish zone.Kotelnicki's offense was actually far more purposeful with each ownership that ventured right into West Virginia region. The Nittany Lions accented a 10-play, 71-yard march with a 20-yard goal coming from Allar to Allen and also capped a three-play, 73-yard digestive tract drill when Allar whized an attractive toss to Wallace III for an additional score with:06 continuing to be in the second one-fourth, prolonging the Penn Condition lead to 14. Drew Allar gets in touch with Harrison Wallace III who drags his feets for a TD, expanding Penn State's top over West Virginia Play of the gameOnly a portion of the crowd remained when play finally resumed at 4:23 p.m. and the Nittany Lions leading by 14 points. For the West Virginia faithful that stayed-- each of them having gathered underneath the bleachers for much more than pair of hrs of lightning and also torrential rains-- it was actually recognized merely how essential the opening possession of the third fourth will be actually. If Penn State arrived at the end area and also pushed its advantage north of 20, it was improbable the Mountaineers would possess any type of opportunity to scrape their way back into contention based on the anemic offending outcome coming from the initial half.A set of 10-yard scrambles coming from Allar as well as a productive swing exchange running back Nicholas Individual moved the Nittany Lions all over midfield along with family member convenience. And that is actually when Singleton stressed Penn Condition's success with a 40-yard goal run through the center of West Virginia's protection. 2 taking electrician removed a path that left behind Singleton untouched up until he hit the 3rd level, where the flailing arm of safety and security Anthony Wilson Jr. was nowhere near enough to decrease the velocity. Individual raced downfield and also right into completion area as Penn Condition's lead swelled to an overwhelming 21-point frame. The one-two hit of Individual as well as Allen incorporated for 167 rushing backyards (134 hurrying, thirty three getting) and 2 touchdowns.Key statOne of the driving factors behind Franklin's selection to go after Kotelnicki as his sixth repulsive organizer in 11 times was actually because of the track record for explosive plays at Kansas, where the Jayhawks had turned into a high-octane attack under Kotelnicki's support. During the course of a three-year stretch coming from 2021-23, the Jayhawks rated 12th country wide in percent of plays getting a minimum of twenty backyards (8.3%) and also 15th in percent of passing plays gaining a minimum of 30 lawns (3.9%). Kansas surpassed 40 points 9 times in that span and topped 50 factors five opportunities, also as nagging injuries to beginning quarterback Jalon Daniels assessed the outburst's adaptability.Those kinds of field-tilting gains exposed on their own early and typically in Kotelnicki's debut versus West Virginia on Saturday, along with Allar and the team's top-level running back duo shredding the Mountaineers in even more methods, and also stages, than one. Allar only needed to have 11 fulfillments to go beyond 200 passing yards as well as discover the end region 3 opportunities through the air. Individual averaged almost 9 yards every proceed his very first thirteen efforts, two of which acquired 40 gardens and some of which located completion region. Wallace surpassed 100 receiving lawns for the first time in his job on only five receptions.By the 8:13 result of the 4th one-fourth-- when the Nittany Lions started sending droves of back-ups onto the area-- Kotelnicki's offense was still averaging a fabulous 8.4 gardens per play.What's next for Penn State?Departing West Virginia with a completely outstanding road victory installs the Nittany Lions for a possible climb in the national positions in the coming full weeks. Not just are going to Penn Condition be actually a heavy fave in its upcoming 4 games versus Bowling Veggie, Kent Condition, Illinois as well as UCLA-- the final two of which are conference challengers-- yet they also will not must leave behind the helpful boundaries of Beaver Arena. A quartet of home days maintains the Nittany Lions in Pennsylvania till mid-October, at which point they'll fly to California of what needs to be actually a prominent matchup along with Huge Ten beginner USC. Already, Franklin's staff must be 5-0 overall, 2-0 in the league as well as squarely in the conversation to hit the College Soccer Playoff for the very first time as the style grows to 12 staffs. And also if Sunday's annoying surge versus the Mountaineers is actually any kind of evidence of where Kotelnicki can easily take his unit in the happening weeks, after that it could be worth including Penn Condition in conversations regarding legit contenders for the Big 10 Championship and the championship game. What's next for West Virginia?After an opener through which Penn State tossed for 199 lawns and three touchdowns in the initial half alone, the top priority for Brown as well as protective coordinator Jordan Lesley in between currently as well as Week 2 must be thickening a leaky secondary. The Mountaineers ranked 86th nationally and also eighth in the Significant 12 in passing protection final season in spite of having an all-conference cornerback in Beanie Bishop Jr., whose 24 passes fought for (four INTs, twenty separations) led the nation. But Bishop is actually currently playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and West Virginia's staying corners had a hard time to slow the Nittany Lions' downfield passing attack, particularly without the benefit of a practical elapsed surge. Northwestern transfer Garnett Hollis Jr., that got the primary job against Wallace, was actually hammered for a 17-yard finalization on a drive that finished with Penn Condition arriving at completion zone as well as eventually submitted a back-shoulder touchdown that broke the video game accessible not long before halftime. West Virginia need to have a less complicated difficulty next Saturday versus Albany.Michael Cohen deals with college football as well as basketball for FOX Sports with a focus on the Big 10. Follow him at @Michael_Cohen13. [Want excellent tales provided right to your inbox? Create or even log in to your FOX Athletics profile, observe leagues, teams and players to get a customized newsletter daily.] Observe Observe your faves to customize your FOX Sports expertise Get extra coming from College Volleyball Follow your faves to receive information concerning activities, news and also more.