It's hard to complain about anything following a 66-10 win, but if there was one thing lacking from Penn State's season opening win, it was a big play in the passing game.

Sure, the Nittany Lion quarterbacks averaged 10 yards per attempt, good for 11th in the country. But most of those throws were in the 15- to 20-yard range.

The longest throw of the day came on a 40-yard Pat Devlin to Jordan Norwood pass and catch in the second quarter, but even that appeared to be nothing more than just a flick of the wrist from Devlin.

Granted, the Nittany Lions didn't need any long passes, especially when they were getting big plays in the running game.

Chaz Powell's 55-yard touchdown scamper in the third quarter was as effective as a 55-yard aerial strike.

And if the ground game can keep churning out 334 yards per contest and springing long runs, then the offense won't need big passing plays.

But chances are, sometime during the season -- most likely in Columbus or when the Wolverines come to town -- and defenses stack the box, the rushing yards won't come as easy.

The offense will need a couple big plays to keep the defense honest. And considering the receiving corps has speed to burn -- see Williams, Derrick -- there's no reason the Lions shouldn't throw it deep. That's why senior wide receiver Deon Butler is eager to see more long routes called.

"I just expect us to make some bigger plays down the field," Butler said after Saturday's game. "We didn't have a whole bunch of big plays."

Against an overmatched team like Coastal Carolina, the offense didn't need home run balls. But with Oregon State coming to town Saturday, the play calling will have to be a little more liberal and the quarterbacks will have to take a few more shots down the field.

Quarterback Daryll Clark said the game plan against the Chanticleers was just to take what the defense would give the offense, which was a lot of runs and quick passes.

But the Beavers' run defense is better than Coastal Carolina's and Clark said the team has added more to the playbook.

"This week we're going to have to bring out a lot more," Clark said Wednesday. "We've installed a lot of the plays we run in the preseason for this week. We're going to have to bring out different looks, we can't really be that simple."

The buzz throughout the spring and summer was about the offense opening it up and spreading the field.

So maybe it was just the level of competition in Week 1, but Clark and Devlin will have to prove they can complete a deep ball, and this week is the time to do it.

Oregon State features an experienced secondary -- 92 combined starts.

All of the receivers said both quarterbacks can make all the throws in the playbook, but it's a lot different throwing on the practice field than it is trying to complete a pass in Beaver Stadium.

As Joe Paterno said during his press conference Tuesday, the Lions will learn a lot about themselves Saturday. And priority No. 1 should be opening up the passing game. It's time to unleash this offense and push it to the limits of its explosiveness.