![]() No matter, they need to run the ball behind QB Athan Kaliakmanis making his first college start during a White Out. The Gophers have only 45 passing yards through two quarters − 33 on that one play. The play immediately ignited Minnesota's lost offense and it promptly ran itself down the field and drove in a touchdown just before halftime. The best probably was Mitch Tinsley's sideline catch in the first half, one he pulled in with just one hand. Has a Penn State receiver won one jump-ball pass all season? We don't think so. 1 receiver boxed out his defender, leaped and held onto a stunning catch for a 24-10 lead. Sean Clifford, under duress, chucked the ball high and long in the direction of Parker Washington in the end zone. It was the kind of play Penn State has simply not produced all season. Sean Clifford to Parker Washington, unreal ![]() Penn State leads 31-10 with more than four minutes left in the third quarter. He and Kaytron Allen were beginning to steamroll the Minnesota defense, Allen approaching 100 rushing yards on the night. Singleton accelerated and cruised into the end zone. A perfectly-executed run play to Nick Singleton left open space to cover to his left. A pass interference penalty, though, was a killer for Minnesota (8 penalties overall, 52 yards). The Lions promptly drove the field with short passes and some tough running. That was bringing down a high snap and simply handing it off to sports car, Nick Singleton. He fired a completion to tight end Theo Johnson, for sure. Rookie Drew Allar took over at quarterback to the fans' delight with about nine minutes to play tonight. ![]() Drew Allar in relief, Nick Singleton runs it up The Lions improve to 6-1 and should move up a bit in the Top 20 before super-star Ohio State comes to Beaver Stadium next Saturday. But he only completed 9-of-22 passes and couldn't begin to keep Minnesota running even in the White Out. ![]() He hung in, too, to his credit and never folded. Meanwhile, Penn State's defense harassed Gophers' rookie QB Athan Kaliakmanis from beginning to end in his first college start. Rookie running backs Kaytron Allen and Nick Singleton combined for 156 rushing yards and the Lions piled up 479 overall. The Nittany Lions sprinted away from Minnesota, 45-17.Ĭlifford produced a highly-efficent 23-of-31 passing effort for 295 yards and four touchdowns with just that one early interception. Who would have predicted what we saw tonight after a dreadful first quarter?īut Sean Clifford and this stuck-in-the-mud offense freed itself and revved the rest of the night against a beaten up but hard-fighting Minnesota Golden Gophers team.Ĭlifford hung in and began rifling passes to his forgotten tight ends and his scoreless No. Watch Video: Penn State defense returns to form in White Out win over Minnesota Sean Clifford and Penn State offense rises up, recovers, dominatesĪnother distasteful beginning was wiped away and forgotten with the victory fireworks and smoke that ended a late-night Penn State performance. ![]()
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