Taylor Mouser Explains Penn State’s Run Blocking Changes That Led to Success Against Purdue

Entering the bye week, Penn State found itself winless through four Big Ten games and severely lacking an identity in the run game. The Nittany Lions’ stable of running backs had failed to produce a run of 10 or more yards, and the best performance from the bunch was a 67-yard showing by James Peoples against Wisconsin.  “When you're not winning here and you're not living up to the standard, you feel like you're letting a lot more people down than just the, you know, the players, the coaches,” offensive coordinator Taylor Mouser said Tuesday. “The alumni here, like those people built a standard here that you have to live up to. And when you don't do it, you feel like you're letting everybody down.” After averaging just 3.3 yards per carry against the Badgers, Penn State went three consecutive games at just 2.2 yards per rush against Northwestern, USC and Michigan. That flipped against Purdue last Saturday, when the Nittany Lions gashed the Boilermakers for 269 yards on 51 carr