He found Saeed Blacknall for huge gainers and 101 yards overall.
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The Penn State (7-6) will host San Diego State (7-6) in a NCAA College Football clash at the Beaver Stadium, University Park, PA on September 26, 3:33 PM.
With Barkley wrestling away the bulk of the carries from Akeel Lynch, expect the talented freshman to keep getting the ball as Penn State’s offense woke from what seemed like hibernation on his first carry against Buffalo.
Coupled with Penn State’s impressive defense is Wisconsin’s disjointed play, an issue Sheffield acknowledged he and his staff are trying to sort out ahead of Wednesday’s game.
The Badgers also were swept by the Nittany Lions in last season’s conference opener, but won their remaining 19 matches to capture the Big Ten title.
Johnson’s run injected life into both the team and the crowd and swung momentum back to the Nittany Lions.
Zettel played Saturday and led the team with seven tackles, 21/2 for loss.
After a relatively listless third quarter, 323-pound defensive tackle Austin Johnson took a Carl Nassib forced fumble 71-yards to the endzone, making for one of the best fat-guy touchdowns you’ll ever see.
It was interesting, too, what Franklin said about his QB afterward: “I think he’s managing the game really well”. The Aztecs would answer just 12 seconds later with a 100-yard return from running back Rashaad Penny. He knows there is nothing subtle about the way most teams in the Big Ten like their offensive football. About 60 people attended the evening event which included food, games, and an opportunity to have a seat on the Nittany Lion bench and smile for the camera. Allen pulled in the short pass near the line of scrimmage and leapt into the end zone as he was tripped up. But the Badgers’ numbers could significantly drop against a Nittany Lions team that averages 3.5 blocks per set. Speaking of Blacknall, he and Hackenberg developed quite the rapport throughout the first half. Coker completed 17 of 31 passes for 158 yards and three touchdowns, with an interception, and took a pair of sacks. Pumphrey capped the drive with a 1-yard touchdown run. Following the thunderous touchdown, Hackenberg connects with Godwin along the right sideline, but the offense stagnates and has to settle for a field goal. Starting at their own 18, a 31-yard pass from Smith to Holder moved the Aztecs to the PSU 24.
Flood, who previously expressed his “disappointment” for going to bat for Barnwell, accepted his “discipline”, and took personal responsibility for the incident, according to Barchi’s statement.
Johnson said defensive coordinator Bob Shoop has been talking about the need for the defense to score a touchdown.
Julius wrapped up the scoring with a 26-yard field goal with 9:52 remaining. Smith will have to be better against Penn State, a defense that intercepted Rutgers quarterback Chris Laviano twice and has 13 sacks through the first three weeks. Hackenberg also said he likes pushing the tempo and Penn State did just that.
His teammates were there to speak for him.
“This is something he and his family have been dealing with for some time now, and, really, the last three weeks”, Penn State coach James Franklin said.
At least in the first half.
A week after rushing for 330 yards, the Lions gained only nine yards rushing in the entire second half.
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After he had passed for just 372 yards in Penn State’s first three games, with a season-high 141 yards last week against Rutgers, Hackenberg finished 21 for 35 for 296 yards Saturday. After a 2-yard rush, Barkley broke through for 21 yards to the SDSU 10.
