In case you missed it the 4,024 previous times it has been mentioned, Penn State TE Tyler Warren is a former high school QB…a factoid Nittany Lions OC Andy Kotelnicki took full advantage of in Saturday’s 56-0 smacking of Kent State.

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Hey! Would ya look at that! Turns out the educated guess/defrosted take/shake of my Magic 8 Ball I gave during my preseason FTB segment on Keystone Sports Network actually came true – new Penn State OC Andy Kotelnicki resuscitated the dormant 2021 Tyler Warren ‘Wildcat’ package!

And, frankly, why wouldn’t he? The wrinkle fits Kotelnicki’s offensive philosophy like a pair of Nike Air Monarchs on a 44-year-old dad. Get you best players the ball, yes, but do it in unorthodox and unexpected ways that cause confusion, hesitation, and, of course, distortion for the defense.

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Dispatches from Beaver Stadium following the Kent State game, aka the Liam Clifford Breakout Party …

First off all, it should be noted once again that the Nittany Lions are both at fault and not at fault for the level of opponent. College football schedules, for reasons known only to Mark Emmert and the CIA, are put together several years in advance. And they do get a pass for the pandemic wreaking particular havoc on this particular opponent scheduling. But while Penn State couldn’t have known the Golden Flashes would be this bad in 2024, they had to figure they weren’t going to be great. But hey, Kent State gets its paycheck, Penn State gets a dub heading into the Big Ten season, and on we go.

I don’t think the Nittany Lions played particularly well, nor were they particularly bad. They arguably could have beaten this Kent State team — even before it lost its top two quarterbacks to injuries — by 30 or 40 points with a random mix of first- and second-stringers playing the entire game. At least initially, they didn’t look particularly crisp on offense, and the defense continued its early season trend of silly penalties, including a couple more neutral zone infractions.

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