Less than 24 hours after a deflating and discouraging 24-15 loss to Michigan at Beaver Stadium, Penn State offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich was fired.

On the whole, and from a sheer numerical standpoint, the Nittany Lions had performed well offensively this season under Yurcich.

Even after the loss to the No. 3 Wolverines (No. 2 in the US LBM Coaches Poll), Penn State is averaging 37.7 points per game, ranking it No. 15 among 133 FBS teams and second behind only Michigan among Big Ten squads.

His unit, however, flopped in its two biggest games this season, including a loss to Ohio State. In those setbacks, Penn State averaged just 13.5 points and 239 yards per game.

The struggles were embodied by first-year starting quarterback Drew Allar, a former five-star recruit who completed just 28 of his 64 passes for 261 yards in the two games.