Deryk gets a game ball for making a huge athletic play to tip the ball up. His play turned the game in Penn State's favor. The secondary . While certainly not perfect on the night, this unit helped turn the game with big play after big play in the run game. That sort of thing goes un noticed most of the time but it really stood out to me.
Game balls all around.
Derek needs to get recognized for continually being the first man down on kickoffs and for stellar play on special teams in general. After Penn State scored to go up 27 - 24, Derek was the first man down and he drove the IU return man back to the 12 yard line where he planted him into the turf. The turf . Don't laugh yet. Every time IU let a punt hit the carpet it would bounce 20 yards downfield against them.