Penn State vs Alabama 2010 College Football Picks: For the first time in over two decades, the No. 18 ranked Penn State Nittany Lions football team will play the No. 1 ranked and defending BCS Champions University of Alabama Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Bodog.com lists Alabama as -13 chalk favorites versus the Nittany Lions with a 44 total.
Penn State will be trying to upend the Tide using a freshman quarterback, Rob Bolden. The youngster had a monster debut against Youngstown State in week-1. He was 20-of 29 for 239 yards and threw two touchdowns to Brett Brackett to deliver the best passing performance by a Penn State true freshman in program history.
The Crimson Tide has not allowed a 100-yard rusher in an astonishing 35 games, dating back to Oct. 13, 2007. Dont'a Hightower returns this season has 83 career tackles with 6.5 tackles for loss and eight quarterback hurries. Hightower had three tackles – two solo in the season opener. Mark Barron led the league with seven interceptions while garnering third-team All-America honors last season. He registered 76 tackles to rank second on the Alabama defense.
Senior quarterback Greg McElroy passed for 218 yards and a touchdown while completing 13 of 16 pass attempts without throwing an interception in the season opener against San Jose State. McElroy has attempted 114 passes since his last interception versus LSU last season. Trent Richardson rushed for two touchdowns in the early stages of the season opener, scoring on a four-yard run to give Alabama a 7-0 lead with 11:38 remaining in the opening period, then racing 39 yards for a TD. Alabama's 2010 starting five on the offensive line got off to a good start in the season opener against San Jose State, churning out 591 yards of total offense (334 passing, 257 rushing) while allowing just one sack.
Alabama had to re-load most of its defense, finding replacements for nine of 11 starters from 2010. It was hard to gauge their defensive strength in week-1 versus San Jose State. The Nittany Lions will bring a higher level of opposing talent into Tuscaloosa. The Nittany Lions will be well preparared for the Tide; Penn State is the best pick getting +13 1/2.
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