MI took advantage. 326 rushing yards on 49 attempts, a majority in the second half, sends a message to Wisconsin for next week. Barkley, though, busted a 33-yard run and a 30-yard reception on a short dump-off, exposing the same type of vulnerabilities in Michigan’s defense that allowed Colorado to rack up almost 200 yards in the first quarter a week earlier.
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“I was really impressed with the running backs”, MI coach Jim Harbaugh said. “Those guys locked down guys all game long today and we’re able to move, able to blitz because of those guys and those numbers kind of show the fruits of the labor there”.
No. 4 MI had outgained Penn State by more than 200 yards when both teams returned to their locker rooms at halftime.
MI took advantage with a Devin Asiasi touchdown three plays later, the first score of the true freshman’s career.
Penn State coach James Franklin and his players struggled to find the words. “Plus they’ve got one of the most talented secondaries in the country”.
MI running back De’Veon Smith (4) tries to rush by Penn State linebacker Jake Cooper (33) in the first half of an NCAA college football game in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016.
Not a lot went right as Penn State football was blown out by MI, 49-10, on Saturday afternoon in the Big House. Seven plays later, Khalid Hill dove in on fourth-and-goal from the 1. Speight engineered a nine-play drive from there, capped with a two-yard dive into the end zone from Smith to make the score 14-0 late in the first quarter. The offense rushed for well over 300 yards and the defense dominated the Penn State offense from beginning to end.
Simone Lee’s 10 kills, eight digs and four aces paced the Nittany Lions (10-3, 2-0 Big Ten), who have won eight straight.
Penn State welcomes Minnesota to Happy Valley next Saturday in the first of five conference home games for the Nittany Lions.
Iowa 14, Rutgers 7: Akrum Wadley scored on 26-yard run on the play after Iowa’s defense forced a turnover deep in Rutgers’ territory and the Hawkeyes rebounded from their stunning loss to North Dakota State with a 14-7 victory over tougher-than-expected Rutgers on Saturday in Piscataway, N.J.
“Our linebacker situation.” Franklin said.
Then, after an incomplete pass, MI ran the ball seven consecutive times to cover 43 yards, with Evans going the final three yards to reach the end zone. Then Smith’s replacement, Jan Johnson, left the game with an undisclosed injury, which Franklin said was season-ending. Quarterback Trace McSorley spent more time on the ground getting sacked than completing passes, and wide receivers combined for five catches for 16 yards.
MI coach Jim Harbaugh was Kaepernick’s coach for four seasons in San Francisco.
On the opening kickoff return Penn State had a holding call.
PENN STATE: The Nittany Lions couldnt compete on either side of the ball. And the defense couldn’t generate much pressure on Wisconsin’s Alex Hornibrook, with the redshirt freshman shredding No. 8 MSU to lead the 10th-ranked Badgers to a 30-6 victory Saturday at Spartan Stadium.
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“The great thing is we’ve only played four games so far”, Barkley said.
