Penn State's final tune-up game against the Buffalo Bulls is tilted heavily in their favor, and they need to dominate.

Penn State ran for 148 yards in the Lions' 27-9 win over Temple in Philadelphia last Saturday. Six different players received carries. Quinton Martin was not one of them.

The Nittany Lions have answered several questions early in the season but also have raised some new ones.

"To say that I'm less than thrilled with where the run games at would be an understatement," Mouser said.

Offensive coordinator Taylor Mouser blamed nobody but himself Tuesday for Penn State’s lackluster running game in its first two games. The Nittany Lions (2-0) rank 80th in rushing in the Football Bowl Subdivision going into their final non-conference game against Buffalo (1-1) Saturday at noon (TV-BTN) at Beaver Stadium.

For as much has been made and said about Penn State’s early woes in the run game, the same hasn’t been the case for the passing game. Rocco Becht is completing 75.6 percent of his passes and has seven touchdowns through two games.

Despite beating Temple 27-9 on Saturday, the Nittany Lions‘ second game of the season provided Penn State Football and the coaching staff early season “adversity” to work through.

Penn State offensive coordinator Taylor Mouser did not mince words Tuesday when talking about the state of the Nittany Lions' running game over the first two weeks of the season.

Last Saturday, Penn State resoundingly defeated Temple 27-9 in their second game of the season. While the scoreboard said one thing, other numbers told a different story. Penn State offensive coordinator Taylor Mouser wasn’t too pleased with the running game,