MMQB – Biggest Area for Improvement?

First-year Penn State football head coach Matt Campbell, right, walks into Beaver Stadium for a top-five Big Ten ice hockey game against Michigan State in Beaver Stadium on January 31, 2026, in State College. | Dan Rainville / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images We’re less than 3 weeks away from the Blue-White Game, the culmination of Penn State’s spring football practice period. This is year #1 for new head coach Matt Campbell, who is going to be working on installing his schemes in all three phases of the game for the first time.

What area would you like to see Penn State improve upon the most from last year? The passing offense has been iffy at best the last 3-4 years, and last year averaged just 187. 6 yards per game (YPG), putting the Lions at 105th in the country.

Perhaps getting a continuous flow through the air is your number one concern? Even getting to average would be a big leap. The scoring offense was largely fine, though definitely not as much of a powerhouse as the mid-t0-late 2010s, with Penn State averaging 31.

2 points per game (PPG) last year, good for 33rd nationally. Maybe one or two extra passing touchdowns per game from the first point puts this category up into the top 25? Defensively the team was still largely good, though not quite as dominant as in years prior.