When Kentucky offensive coordinator Eddie Gran praised Penn State’s front-four on Friday morning, he said the Nittany Lions rank No. 2 in the country in sacks. But he was one spot off. At the time, before Clemson and Alabama took the field for their respective College Football Playoff games, Penn State actually sat at No. 1 in sacks per game.
Either way, Gran’s point still stood.
“Their front is how they operate. They’re the real deal,” Gran said days before the Citrus Bowl. “We’re going to have to deal with the front.”
Wildcats running back Benny Snell, a first-team All-SEC selection, sat next to Gran and agreed.