THIRD AND DATA

Week 1 · 2024

#8 Penn State at West Virginia

Sat 08/31/2024 12:00 PMMilan Puskar StadiumWest Virginia pregame30% — Pregame win probability: 30% for West Virginia. Penn State favored, and won.

73°7 mph W · 87% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data

#8 Penn State

34

13–3

West Virginia

12

6–7

Attendance

62,084

reported

Each room is drawn against the one it plays: the away offensive line beside the home defensive front, and back again. Quarterbacks, kickers and punters have no opposing room and face their own. Players are ordered exactly as they are on a team's roster tab — by position, then by who has played this season, then production, then recruiting stars, then seasons on a roster — so an offensive line, for which no production is published, runs on stars and then experience. A player who has appeared this season shows that season's totals; everyone else shows career totals through 2024, marked career, at every school he has played for. Long snappers and returners are not drawn.

PSUQuarterbacks2 blue chips5
  • 55-star recruitQB15Drew Allar6'5"·2353yr
    3,327 Pass yds24 TD8 Int66.5 Cmp%302 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB7Beau Pribula6'2"·2093yr
    275 Pass yds5 TD1 Int74.3 Cmp%242 Rush yds
  • 44-star recruitQB17Ethan Grunkemeyer6'2"·2131yr
    9 Pass yds0 TD1 Int50.0 Cmp%
  • 33-star recruitQB14Jaxon Smolik6'1"·2052yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB19Jack Lambert6'3"·2022yr
WVUQuarterbacks1 blue chip7
  • 33-star recruitQB6Garrett Greene5'11"·2015yr
    2,300 Pass yds15 TD12 Int59.8 Cmp%751 Rush yds
  • 44-star recruitQB4Nicco Marchiol6'2"·2203yr
    434 Pass yds5 TD2 Int66.1 Cmp%120 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB5Ryder Burton ← BYU6'2"·2002yr
  • 33-star recruitQB4Khalil Wilkins6'4"·2111yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB17Jackson Crist6'2"·2083yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB12Scott Kean6'2"·2032yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB7Abe Fenwick6'3"·2001yr
PSUOffensive line10 blue chips20
WVUDefensive lineNo blue chips22
PSUDefensive line12 blue chips26
  • 44-star recruitDE11Abdul Carter6'3"·2593yr
    62 Tackles23.5 TFL12.0 Sacks
  • 55-star recruitDE33Dani Dennis-Sutton6'5"·2653yr
    40 Tackles13.0 TFL8.5 Sacks1 Int
  • 33-star recruitDE15Amin Vanover6'4"·2685yr
    21 Tackles4.5 TFL3.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDE95Jordan Mayer ← Wisconsin6'4"·2282yr
    2 Tackles1.5 TFL1.5 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDE18Max Granville6'3"·2521yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDE18Zuriah Fisher6'4"·2655yr
    career 23 Tackles3.5 TFL3.5 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDE19Jameial Lyons6'5"·2512yr
    career 6 Tackles2.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDE42Mason Robinson6'3"·2552yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDE88Sam Siafa6'4"·3003yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDE86Bobby Mears6'4"·2572yr
  • 33-star recruitDL8Smith Vilbert6'6"·2826yr
    11 Tackles3.0 TFL1.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL58Kaleb Artis6'4"·3153yr
    4 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDL25Joseph Mupoyi6'5"·2602yr
    2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDL11Jaylen Harvey6'2"·2451yr
    2 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL2Xavier Gilliam6'2"·3051yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL96T.A. Cunningham6'5"·2641yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL37Mylachi Williams6'3"·2531yr
  • 44-star recruitDT28Zane Durant6'1"·2943yr
    42 Tackles10.0 TFL3.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDT91Dvon J-Thomas6'1"·3046yr
    31 Tackles4.0 TFL0.5 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDT99Coziah Izzard6'3"·3105yr
    28 Tackles6.0 TFL2.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDT50Alonzo Ford Jr.6'2"·3054yr
    16 Tackles3.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDT51Hakeem Beamon6'3"·2856yr
    3 Tackles1.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDT39Ty Blanding6'1"·3012yr
    3 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDT90Liam Andrews6'4"·2761yr
  • 33-star recruitDT73Caleb Brewer6'4"·2951yr
  • 33-star recruitDT94De'Andre Cook6'4"·2981yr
WVUOffensive line1 blue chip20
PSUBacks & tight ends8 blue chips14
  • 44-star recruitRB13Kaytron Allen5'11"·2173yr
    220 Car1,108 Rush yds8 TD5.0 Rush avg
    18 Rec153 Rec yds8.5 Rec avg
  • 55-star recruitRB10Nicholas Singleton6'0"·2243yr
    172 Car1,099 Rush yds12 TD6.4 Rush avg
    41 Rec375 Rec yds9.1 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitRB20Corey Smith5'10"·1751yr
    22 Car152 Rush yds0 TD6.9 Rush avg
    1 Rec-2 Rec yds-2.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB26Cam Wallace5'9"·2062yr
    18 Car63 Rush yds1 TD3.5 Rush avg
  • 44-star recruitRB25Quinton Martin Jr.6'1"·2121yr
    13 Car32 Rush yds0 TD2.5 Rush avg
    3 Rec18 Rec yds6.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB34Tyler Holzworth6'0"·2193yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB30Amiel Davis6'0"·2152yr
  • 33-star recruitTE44Tyler Warren6'6"·2575yr
    104 Rec1,233 Rec yds8 TD11.9 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE16Khalil Dinkins6'4"·2514yr
    14 Rec122 Rec yds2 TD8.7 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitTE85Luke Reynolds6'4"·2501yr
    9 Rec111 Rec yds1 TD12.3 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitTE87Andrew Rappleyea6'4"·2422yr
  • 44-star recruitTE88Jerry Cross6'5"·2753yr
  • 44-star recruitTE18Joey Schlaffer6'5"·2502yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE89Finn Furmanek6'3"·2512yr
WVULinebackers1 blue chip13
  • 33-star recruitLB40Josiah Trotter6'2"·2372yr
    93 Tackles4.0 TFL0.5 Sacks1 Int
  • 33-star recruitLB4Trey Lathan6'1"·2303yr
    79 Tackles9.0 TFL2.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB8Tyrin Bradley Jr.6'2"·2553yr
    56 Tackles7.5 TFL1.5 Sacks1 Int
  • 44-star recruitLB35Reid Carrico ← Ohio State6'2"·2304yr
    54 Tackles1.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB15Ben Cutter6'0"·2282yr
    39 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB47Ty French ← Gardner-Webb6'1"·2254yr
    22 Tackles2.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB36Caden Biser6'0"·2273yr
    7 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB33Jairo Faverus6'0"·2245yr
    career 9 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB30Curtis Jones Jr.6'1"·2311yr
  • 33-star recruitLB5Rickey Williams6'1"·2341yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB38Donald Brandel6'0"·2243yr
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedLB11Tyler Cain6'2"·2202yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB33Aydin Fleming6'1"·2151yr
PSULinebackers4 blue chips14
  • 33-star recruitLB41Kobe King6'1"·2514yr
    87 Tackles7.5 TFL3.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB13Tony Rojas6'2"·2362yr
    56 Tackles6.5 TFL1.5 Sacks3 Int
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB0Dominic DeLuca6'1"·2274yr
    36 Tackles4.0 TFL0.5 Sacks3 Int
  • 33-star recruitLB43Tyler Elsdon6'2"·2325yr
    23 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB14Ta'Mere Robinson6'3"·2402yr
    11 Tackles1.5 TFL0.5 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB16Anthony Speca6'2"·2301yr
    8 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB8Da'Kaari Nelson6'3"·2412yr
    5 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB33Keon Wylie6'2"·2283yr
    career 18 Tackles5.5 TFL3.5 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB48Kaveion Keys6'2"·2302yr
    career 1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB13Kari Jackson6'1"·2381yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB49Ben Chizmar6'0"·2243yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB45Jackson Pryts6'3"·2253yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB38Winston Yates6'2"·2232yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB11Beckham Dee6'1"·2241yr
WVUBacks & tight ends1 blue chip16
  • 33-star recruitRB1Jahiem White5'7"·1902yr
    149 Car845 Rush yds7 TD5.7 Rush avg
    19 Rec122 Rec yds6.4 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB12CJ Donaldson Jr6'2"·2323yr
    163 Car734 Rush yds11 TD4.5 Rush avg
    14 Rec104 Rec yds7.4 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitRB0Jaylen Anderson5'11"·2203yr
    9 Car34 Rush yds0 TD3.8 Rush avg
    1 Rec9 Rec yds9.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB22Diore Hubbard5'10"·1881yr
    1 Car1 Rush yds0 TD1.0 Rush avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB28Clay Ash5'9"·1941yr
  • 33-star recruitRB21Trae'von Dunbar5'10"·2051yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB10Judah Price5'9"·1782yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB31Murphy Clement6'0"·2151yr
  • 33-star recruitTE87Kole Taylor6'7"·2555yr
    43 Rec448 Rec yds3 TD10.4 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE81Treylan Davis6'3"·2654yr
    6 Rec58 Rec yds0 TD9.7 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE85Jack Sammarco6'5"·2681yr
    1 Rec4 Rec yds0 TD4.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE87Will Dixon6'5"·2313yr
  • 33-star recruitTE10TJ Johnson6'4"·2352yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE87Noah Braham6'3"·2542yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE43Colin McBee6'0"·2342yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE82Greg Genross6'7"·2351yr
PSUReceivers4 blue chips15
WVUDefensive backs1 blue chip25
PSUDefensive backs12 blue chips21
WVUReceivers4 blue chips14
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR13Hudson Clement6'1"·2153yr
    51 Rec741 Rec yds5 TD14.5 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR7Traylon Ray6'2"·1952yr
    28 Rec426 Rec yds4 TD15.2 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR84Rodney Gallagher III5'10"·1802yr
    26 Rec288 Rec yds3 TD11.1 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR2Justin Robinson ← Mississippi State6'4"·2185yr
    16 Rec244 Rec yds3 TD15.3 Rec avg
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedWR29Preston Fox5'10"·1885yr
    12 Rec131 Rec yds0 TD10.9 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR5Jaden Bray ← Oklahoma State6'2"·2084yr
    2 Rec88 Rec yds0 TD44.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR6Ric'Darious Farmer6'0"·1601yr
    6 Rec54 Rec yds0 TD9.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR3Jarel Williams6'2"·2033yr
    1 Rec17 Rec yds0 TD17.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR83C.J. Cole6'4"·2065yr
    career 2 Rec17 Rec yds0 TD8.5 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR85Dom Collins5'9"·1681yr
  • 33-star recruitWR1Brandon Rehmann6'0"·1901yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR11Tyler Evans5'8"·1852yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR28Mykel Davis6'2"·1801yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR34Andrew Phares5'9"·1581yr
PSUKickersNo blue chips3
  • 33-star recruitPK93Sander Sahaydak6'0"·1883yr
    2 FG5 FGA43 Long23 Pts
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedPK94Ryan Barker6'2"·1912yr
    15 FG18 FGA49 Long93 Pts
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedPK91Chase Meyer ← Tulsa5'10"·1853yr
    career 17 FG20 FGA47 Long81 Pts
WVUKickersNo blue chips4
  • 22-star recruitPK22Michael Hayes II5'9"·1856yr
    13 FG14 FGA52 Long80 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK79RJ Kocan6'0"·2382yr
    0 FG0 FGA0 Long1 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK48Nate Flower6'2"·1882yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK44Casey Stanley6'3"·1801yr
PSUPuntersNo blue chips3
  • —No recruiting profile foundP99Gabriel Nwosu6'6"·2923yr
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedP95Riley Thompson6'1"·2303yr
    50 Punts42.9 Avg17 In 20
  • —No recruiting profile foundP96Mitchell Groh6'1"·1913yr
WVUPuntersNo blue chips4

Previous 10 meetings vs. Penn State

West Virginia 2–8 vs Penn State

  • 2023 · wk 1West Virginia 15 @ Penn State 38
  • 1992 · wk 9Penn State 40 @ West Virginia 26
  • 1991 · wk 9West Virginia 6 @ Penn State 51
  • 1990 · wk 11Penn State 31 @ West Virginia 19
  • 1989 · wk 10West Virginia 9 @ Penn State 19
  • 1988 · wk 10Penn State 30 @ West Virginia 51
  • 1987 · wk 10West Virginia 21 @ Penn State 25
  • 1986 · wk 10Penn State 19 @ West Virginia 0
  • 1985 · wk 9West Virginia 0 @ Penn State 27
  • 1984 · wk 10Penn State 14 @ West Virginia 17

Previous meeting vs. Neal Brown

Penn State 1–0 vs Neal Brown

  • 2023 · wk 1West Virginia 15 @ Penn State 38

Previous meeting vs. James Franklin

West Virginia 0–1 vs James Franklin

  • 2023 · wk 1West Virginia 15 @ Penn State 38

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