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SIAP: Nittany Lions have goal for number of 'explosive plays,' and it's driven by analytics

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MARK WOGENRICH | THE MORNING CALL | SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Penn State football: Nittany Lions have goal for number of 'explosive plays,' and it's driven by analytics

Penn State monitors the heart rates and sleeping patterns of its football players, so of course, the program knows how many "explosive plays" it wants to produce per game.

Coach James Franklin wants 16 percent of his offensive snaps to produce explosive plays. That number comes, in part, from Franklin's affection for analytics.

The Penn State coach adheres to a data-driven development model, which he has made an undercurrent of the program. From studying fourth-down conversion rates to knowing which players run the farthest at practice, Franklin keys on numbers to generate edges.



Take "explosive plays," for instance.

Penn State defines them as runs of 12-plus yards and pass completions of 15-plus yards.

They were a core component of former coordinator Joe Moorhead's offense and continue to be central to Ricky Rahne's approach.


https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/...ittany-lions-have-goal-number-explosive-plays


 
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