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Penn State's James Franklin talks about impact of special teams and DeAndre Thompkins

You may not see a more complete Penn State effort for a long time. That's how impressive the Lions were in their season-opening shutout win over the Akron Zips on Saturday. The weather wasn't great, the announced crowd of 101,684 seemed a bit off but the football played by James Franklin's program was spot on. Here are my takeaways from this drubbing ...

1. Fourth-year corner Amani Oruwariye is forcing his way into the Penn State cornerback picture. Oruwariye was Penn State's fourth corner last season and there were times where it looked like offenses were picking on him.