STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — James Franklin believes his team has played well enough over the first two weeks of the season, and he knows the Nittany Lions need to tighten up before the schedule gets much tougher.

The No. 2 Nittany Lions (2-0) have their final tuneup against Villanova (1-0) on Saturday before No. 4 Oregon comes to town on Sept. 27. Franklin wants his team to be much more explosive in the looming rematch of last year’s Big Ten championship game.

But explosive plays have been tough to come by so far.

“They’ll come organically just by doing the things we should be doing,” Franklin said. “Breaking tackles, making people miss as receivers, and running backs, maximizing the opportunities that we get, hitting a few more of the throws, straining in protection a little bit longer,

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