That first half made me cringe. the second half gave me hope for the rest of the season.
I won’t hold Coach O’Leary at fault for starting DiNovo, he saw something in the guy during camp that said “Start Pete”. Whatever that was didn’t show up and Pete DiNovo failed to live up to the chances he was given to right the ship. Penn State was strong up front and our pass game was ineffective in the beginning so they were able to key in on the run and stuff our offense in the 1st half. Pete DiNovo was given till the first possession of the 2nd half to keep his job, he blew it and Holman came in.
We had opportunities to win the game in the 2nd half that we let slip between our fingers; the big ones that stand out to me are the 79 yd TD which resulted from blown coverage by Shaquill Griffin, the poor open field tackle that set up the 37 yd game winning FG, and the botched handoff that became a fumble (even though nothing came of it).
What has to be noted about this game though is that all of this that we saw on offense was without one of our best receivers and our workhorse RB, both of which were injured and sitting out of the game. That silver lining to this loss gives me much hope and optimism for the rest of the season. I cant wait to get cracking at Bethune Cookman in good ol’ BHNS
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