Penn State will be without Puff Johnson for the 10th straight game as it travels to Bloomington, Indiana, to take on the Hoosiers (8:30 p.m. EST, BTN).
“Yes. Yeah, you are correct on that,” Rhoades said. “The number one thing I said in the summer was we got to stay healthy. We all knew that and losing him really hurts. But, you know, other teams lose guys too. So, I’m not making excuses, but we really miss him.”
Johnson was having a breakout season, averaging a career-high in points (10.2), rebounds (4.4), and field-goal percentage (54.3%).
Add Nittany Sports Now as a preferred source in Google! Click here to add us.For Indiana, redshirt freshman Jakai Newton and sophomore Gabe Cupps are listed as out.
Penn State went 1-7 after Johnson went out, but it is currently riding a two-game winning streak. It will look to extend the streak and earn its second Big Ten road win of the season against Indiana.
