“As soon as I caught the ball, I thought I had to stay in bounds”, Lewis said.
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Alumni and fans from both sides have been waiting for this this one for a long time.
Pitt began the game in shaky standing.
It’s obvious Pitt wants nothing more than to see Penn State on its schedule each fall.
It was Pitt’s captain and superstar running back James Conner that helped Pitt escape.
If this group gets any credit though, it’s that Pitt scored 21 points on drives of 30-yards or fewer (10, 12 and 30 yards) thanks to two turnovers and a long kickoff return.
James Conner breaks loose for a run. Corey Clement ran for two scores before leaving with an injury, Jazz Peavy had two touchdown catches and host Wisconsin stuffed Akron 54-10.
“That was huge”, Peterman said. Maryland either went as far as to refuse to shake hands and start a pre-game brawl in 2014, but only embarrassed themselves in an attempt to anoint the rivalry.
After Ejuan Price drilled McSorley to force his first of two fumbles, Nathan Peterman found Henderson open for a 7-yard touchdown two plays later for a 14-0 lead.
In-state rivals Penn State and Pitt will play each other in a football game.
“I think we definitely worked on tackling in the off-season, because I knew it was one of the things we needed to work on previous year, open-field tackling”, Haley said. “There’s a lot of media hype around this game and I’m just trying to deliver the message that this is the most important game because it’s the next game, and that we have to come out even”. Janarion Grant scored three touchdowns and Rutgers overcame an early scare against Howard in posting a 52-14 victory in Piscataway, N.J. Tommy Armstrong Jr. passed for 377 yards and three touchdowns, Kieron Williams ran back one of Josh Allen’s five interceptions for a score and host Nebraska defeated Wyoming 52-17.
Nate Peterman throws to Quadree Henderson for a touchdown.
The quarter ended with Pitt driving deep into PSU territory again.
In the fourth quarter, Brown stripped Conner for a fumble, recovered by Reid, and the defense forced a punt to give the Penn State offense the ball back down by three with 3:56 left.
“All week during practice we weren’t really practicing that”, Brown said of the jet sweeps. “I knew right there and then, it was over”.
Penn State is 1-0 this season after beating Kent State 33-13. But a third-down sack by linebacker Quintin Wirginis — the first of his career — prevented the Lions from tying the game up, as Penn State settled for a 38-yard field goal to cut the Pitt advantage to four with 12:04 remaining.
Pitt was once again able to counter.
By game’s end, the Panthers (2-0) had put together 432 yards of offense, 341 of which came on the ground.
Receivers: They made plays as the game progressed, especially DeAndre Thompkins and Mike Gesicki. “I was mad at myself, though. I’m so happy we got this win”. It’s a fact of life worth getting used to sooner rather than later; read-pass option principles just function better out of that plan. “This was our real offense”.
As Amani Oruwariye turned to celebrate his first pick-six with his teammates last Saturday, the Penn State cornerback asked if they had heard the stadium announcer’s call and if his name had been pronounced correctly.
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“After James put the ball on the ground … our guys went out and put up a a three and out”, Narduzzi said.
“That’s just an excuse”, the Pitt coach said, adding that his defensive linemen clap as a means of communication.
“This”, Conner said after the game, “is our state”. With the spread down to 5 points, I like Pitt at home. They settled for a field goal instead.
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The Panthers also suffered one notable loss during the game.
