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Will the special teams fail yet again?

Will the special teams fail yet again?

Penn State football Q&A with Ron Musselman

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Q: Ron, how worried should we be about the special teams failing again this week at Michigan State?

Danielle DeLuccia, Tyrone, Pa.

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MUSSELMAN: Danielle, this has been a season-long issue that keeps getting worse. You should be very worried, especially after the Nittany Lions' pitiful performance on the special teams Saturday against Indiana. Michigan State's special teams, meanwhile, excelled in the Spartans' comeback win at Purdue. Kicker Brett Swenson was 4-for-4 on field goals, hitting a pair of 52-yard kicks and the game-winner from 21 yards in the final two minutes. The Spartans also blocked a kick and had kickoff returns of 85 and 43 yards in the second half. Swenson is the leading scorer among kickers in the Big Ten with 92 points (18 of 20 FGs, 38 of 39 PATs) and Keshawn Martin is third in the conference in kickoff returns (31.7-yard average) and punt returns (8.2).

First Published: November 17, 2009, 5:00 a.m.

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