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Singleton's running leads Penn State over Ohio 46-10
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Before freshman running back Nick Singleton got past the first line of defenders, teammate Ji'Ayir Brown knew he was going to score.
Penn State's veteran safety bounced up and down on the sideline, pointing toward the end zone just as Singleton slipped through blocks and burst down the sideline for a 70-yard score to spark Penn State's 46-10 over Ohio on Saturday.
Brown had seen this dash and burn from the former No. 1 recruit before.
''Once he got that edge, nobody was catching him,'' Brown said. ''I don't think they were prepared for Nick's game-breaking speed.''
The Nittany Lions (1-0) sure need it.
They've been one-dimensional for quite a while, having not had a 100-yard rusher since late in the 2020 season and have regularly finished among the worst rushing offenses in the country.
''He's explosive, he's fast, he sees it well,'' quarterback Sean Clifford said. ''I think it was just a matter of time.''
Singleton carried the ball 10 times for 179 yards, added a 44-yard touchdown in the third and Penn State's defense dominated the Bobcats.
In between, Clifford and Drew Allar played clean enough and the Nittany Lion defense bore down to force eight punts, a safety and a turnover on downs.
Ohio (0-2) crossed midfield just three times.
Meanwhile, Penn State's offense continued to blossom.
Clifford completed 19-of-27 passes for 213 yards, ran for a score and threw for another as Penn State scored on three of its first five possessions.
The sixth-year quarterback capped a 12-play opening drive with a 1-yard scoring plunge before Singleton dashed down the sideline on the Nittany Lions' second possession to make it 14-0 late in the first quarter. Clifford threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Mitchell Tinsley in the third before yielding to Allar.
The Nittany Lions didn't miss a beat with the freshman running the offense, and more than 107,000 fans who packed Beaver Stadium cheered loudly when he entered.
Allar was 6 of 8 for 88 yards with touchdown passes to Omari Evans and Khalil Dinkins early in the third and fourth quarters.
Ohio broke the shutout just before halftime.
Trailing 19-0, Sieh Bangura leaned in from 1-yard out to cap an eight-play, 75-yard drive. But the Bobcats didn't score again until Nathanial Vakos booted a 21-yard field goal with 6:50 to play.
''We came in to win the football game and it didn't go our way,'' Ohio coach Tim Albin said. ''As a staff, we need to take 24 hours and get a few guys' bumps and bruises cleaned up. Next week on the next stage we're going to look better.''
THE TAKEAWAY
Ohio: Picked to finish in the lower half of the MAC standings by conference coaches, the Bobcats played hard on defense. They sacked Clifford three times in the first half but couldn't hang with Penn State's speed.
Penn State: Offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich has built a solid foundation in the first two weeks. More importantly, the running game came alive in this one as Singleton looked quick bouncing runs outside. A bonus? Fellow freshman back Kaytron Allen looked capable too with seven touches for 45 yards.
NO QB CONTROVERSY
Penn State coach James Franklin said the plan was to not only play Clifford and Allar, but third-stringer Christian Veilleux as well.
All three did play and Clifford was adamant afterwards that that was a best case scenario. He enjoyed watching both his understudies play well.
''I want to be out there with my guys as much as possible,'' Clifford said. ''But the one thing I will say, is if it means giving up some time to get guys prepared, I want to win more than anything. I have no ego in that. And I know how important it is to get those guys reps because if anything happens to me, I want to win games.''
UP NEXT
Ohio: Visits Iowa State on Saturday.
Penn State: Visits Auburn on Saturday.
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Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 16 | 27 |
Rushing | 6 | 8 |
Passing | 9 | 17 |
Penalty | 1 | 2 |
3rd Down Conv | 4-15 | 3-12 |
4th Down Conv | 0-2 | 0-4 |
Total Net Yards | 263 | 572 |
Total Plays | 66 | 76 |
Avg Gain | 4.0 | 7.5 |
Net Yards Rushing | 99 | 234 |
Rush Attempts | 26 | 34 |
Avg Rush Yards | 3.8 | 6.9 |
Yards Passing | 164 | 338 |
Comp. - Att. | 17-40 | 31-42 |
Yards Per Pass | 3.9 | 6.4 |
Penalties - Yards | 3-35 | 4-35 |
Touchdowns | 1 | 6 |
Rushing TDs | 1 | 3 |
Passing TDs | 0 | 3 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles - Lost | 1-0 | 0-0 |
Int. Thrown | 0 | 0 |
Punts - Avg | 8-35.4 | 3-49.0 |
Return Yards | 0 | 47 |
Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 5-47 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 1 |
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
K. Rourke
7 QB
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K. Rourke | 14/30 | 119 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Jones
8 WR
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J. Jones | 1/1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Harris
10 QB
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C. Harris | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
K. Rourke
7 QB
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K. Rourke | 5 | 29 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Bangura
22 RB
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S. Bangura | 7 | 25 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Toledo
37 RB
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T. Toledo | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Harris
10 QB
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C. Harris | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
S. Bangura
22 RB
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S. Bangura | 4 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Rourke
7 QB
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K. Rourke | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Jones
8 WR
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J. Jones | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Cross
19 WR
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M. Cross | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
B. Johnson
30 S
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B. Johnson | 2-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Buell
97 DT
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R. Buell | 2-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Weaver
94 DE
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B. Weaver | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
G. Scales
10 S
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G. Scales | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Brawley
21 CB
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A. Brawley | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
T. Vandenberg
25 K
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T. Vandenberg | 0/0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
J. Wieland
49 P
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J. Wieland | 7 | 38.0 | 1 | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Wilson
43 P
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J. Wilson | 1 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
P. Cole
15 WR
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P. Cole | 1 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
S. Clifford
14 QB
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S. Clifford | 19/27 | 213 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
T. Smith
38 RB
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T. Smith | 2 | 14 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Clifford
14 QB
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S. Clifford | 8 | 14 | 1 | 20 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
H. Wallace III
6 WR
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H. Wallace III | 7 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Dinkins
16 TE
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K. Dinkins | 2 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L. Clifford
82 WR
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L. Clifford | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Strange
86 TE
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B. Strange | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Smith
38 RB
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T. Smith | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
R. Dwyer
39 LB
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R. Dwyer | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. DeLuca
34 LB
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D. DeLuca | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Sutherland
0 LB
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J. Sutherland | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Z. Wheatley
6 S
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Z. Wheatley | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
B. Amor
96 P
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B. Amor | 3 | 49.0 | 2 | 52 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
M. Wilson 8 CB
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M. Wilson | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
1st | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
15:00 | OHIO 23 | 2:24 | 6 | 13 | Punt |
6:45 | OHIO 17 | 3:47 | 9 | 28 | Punt |
2:28 | OHIO 21 | 2:41 | 4 | 19 | Punt |
2nd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
13:14 | OHIO 1 | 0:04 | 1 | -2 | Safety |
10:12 | OHIO 38 | 0:58 | 5 | 19 | Downs |
5:14 | OHIO 25 | 3:40 | 8 | 75 | TD |
0:15 | OHIO 21 | 0:15 | 1 | -3 | Half |
3rd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
13:46 | OHIO 25 | 2:13 | 5 | 21 | Punt |
9:25 | OHIO 25 | 1:14 | 3 | 8 | Punt |
6:39 | OHIO 30 | 0:51 | 3 | 5 | Punt |
4:33 | OHIO 25 | 1:49 | 3 | -2 | Punt |
4th | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
13:44 | OHIO 21 | 6:54 | 15 | 76 | FG |
4:16 | OHIO 7 | 0:57 | 3 | 1 | Punt |
0:15 | OHIO 32 | 0:15 | 1 | 5 | Game |
1st | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
12:36 | PSU 23 | 5:51 | 12 | 77 | TD |
2:58 | PSU 15 | 0:30 | 1 | 85 | TD |
2nd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
14:47 | PSU 48 | 1:33 | 5 | 6 | Punt |
13:10 | PSU 36 | 2:58 | 6 | 26 | Downs |
9:14 | PSU 42 | 4:00 | 10 | 49 | FG |
1:34 | PSU 22 | 1:19 | 8 | 78 | TD |
3rd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
15:00 | PSU 25 | 1:14 | 5 | 50 | FG Miss |
11:33 | PSU 30 | 2:08 | 5 | 70 | TD |
8:11 | PSU 30 | 1:32 | 3 | -10 | Punt |
5:48 | PSU 48 | 1:15 | 3 | 52 | TD |
2:44 | PSU 45 | 4:00 | 9 | 55 | TD |
4th | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
6:50 | PSU 16 | 2:34 | 5 | 25 | Punt |
3:19 | PSU 49 | 3:04 | 6 | 19 | Downs |
- Punt (6 plays, 13 yards, 2:24 poss)
Result | Play |
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Kickoff | (15:00 - 1st) S.Sahaydak kicks 60 yards from PSU 35 to the OHI 5. K.Wilburn returns the kickoff. Tackled by D.DeLuca at OHI 23. |
No Gain | 1 & 10 - OHIO 23 (14:54 - 1st) K.Rourke steps back to pass. K.Rourke pass incomplete intended for T.Walton. |
+1 YD | 2 & 10 - OHIO 23 (14:49 - 1st) S.Bangura rushed to OHI 24 for 1 yards. Tackled by C.Jacobs at OHI 24. |
+16 YD | 3 & 9 - OHIO 24 (14:10 - 1st) K.Rourke pass complete to OHI 24. Catch made by T.Walton at OHI 24. Gain of 16 yards. Pushed out of bounds by D.Hardy at OHI 40. |
-4 YD | 1 & 10 - OHIO 40 (13:37 - 1st) K.Rourke rushed to OHI 36 for -4 yards. Tackled by J.Dixon at OHI 36. |
No Gain | 2 & 14 - OHIO 36 (13:00 - 1st) K.Rourke steps back to pass. K.Rourke pass incomplete intended for T.Walton. |
No Gain | 3 & 14 - OHIO 36 (12:54 - 1st) K.Rourke steps back to pass. K.Rourke pass incomplete intended for S.Bangura. |
Punt | 4 & 14 - OHIO 36 (12:50 - 1st) J.Wieland punts 44 yards to PSU 20 Center-J.Holloway. P.Washington returned punt from the PSU 20. Tackled by J.Gregory at PSU 23. |
- Touchdown (12 plays, 77 yards, 5:51 poss)
Result | Play |
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+9 YD | 1 & 10 - PSU 23 (12:36 - 1st) S.Clifford pass complete to PSU 23. Catch made by J.Dottin at PSU 23. Gain of 9 yards. Pushed out of bounds by T.Cox at PSU 32. |
+6 YD | 2 & 1 - PSU 32 (12:26 - 1st) S.Clifford pass complete to PSU 32. Catch made by M.Tinsley at PSU 32. Gain of 6 yards. Pushed out of bounds by T.Drake at PSU 38. |
+11 YD | 1 & 10 - PSU 38 (11:45 - 1st) N.Singleton rushed to PSU 49 for 11 yards. Tackled by J.Gregory at PSU 49. |
+3 YD | 1 & 10 - PSU 49 (11:17 - 1st) N.Singleton rushed to OHI 48 for 3 yards. Tackled by J.Gregory at OHI 48. |
+23 YD | 2 & 7 - OHIO 48 (10:44 - 1st) S.Clifford pass complete to OHI 48. Catch made by P.Washington at OHI 48. Gain of 15 yards. Tackled by A.Floyd at OHI 10. PENALTY on PSU-K.Lee Illegal Blindside Block 15 yards accepted. |
+8 YD | 2 & 7 - OHIO 48 (10:15 - 1st) S.Clifford pass complete to OHI 48. Catch made by K.Lee at OHI 48. Gain of 8 yards. Pushed out of bounds by A.Williams at OHI 40. |
No Gain | 1 & 10 - OHIO 40 (9:56 - 1st) S.Clifford scrambles to OHI 40 for 0 yards. Tackled by K.Caesar at OHI 40. |
No Gain | 2 & 10 - OHIO 40 (9:22 - 1st) K.Lee rushed to OHI 40 for 0 yards. Tackled by B.Houston; K.Kelly at OHI 40. |
+8 YD | 3 & 10 - OHIO 40 (8:33 - 1st) S.Clifford pass complete to OHI 40. Catch made by H.Wallace at OHI 40. Gain of 8 yards. Tackled by V.Watkins at OHI 32. |
+16 YD | 4 & 2 - OHIO 32 (7:50 - 1st) S.Clifford pass complete to OHI 32. Catch made by T.Warren at OHI 32. Gain of 16 yards. Tackled by K.Thompson at OHI 16. |
+15 YD | 1 & 10 - OHIO 16 (7:31 - 1st) S.Clifford scrambles to OHI 1 for 15 yards. Pushed out of bounds by B.Houston at OHI 1. |
+1 YD | 1 & Goal - OHIO 1 (6:54 - 1st) S.Clifford rushed to OHI End Zone for 1 yards. S.Clifford for 1 yards TOUCHDOWN. |
PAT Good | (6:45 - 1st) J.Pinegar extra point is good. |
- Punt (9 plays, 28 yards, 3:47 poss)
Result | Play |
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Kickoff | (6:45 - 1st) G.Nwosu kicks 65 yards from PSU 35 to the OHI End Zone. K.Wilburn returns the kickoff. Tackled by D.DeLuca at OHI 17. |
No Gain | 1 & 10 - OHIO 17 (6:40 - 1st) K.Rourke steps back to pass. K.Rourke pass incomplete intended for T.Foster. |
Penalty | 2 & 10 - OHIO 17 (6:33 - 1st) PENALTY on OHI-H.Meservy False Start 5 yards accepted. No Play. |
+10 YD | 2 & 15 - OHIO 12 (6:33 - 1st) K.Rourke pass complete to OHI 12. Catch made by J.Bostic at OHI 12. Gain of 10 yards. Pushed out of bounds by A.Carter at OHI 22. |
+6 YD | 3 & 5 - OHIO 22 (6:26 - 1st) K.Rourke pass complete to OHI 22. Catch made by S.Wiglusz at OHI 22. Gain of 6 yards. Tackled by J.Porter at OHI 28. |
+7 YD | 1 & 10 - OHIO 28 (6:08 - 1st) K.Rourke pass complete to OHI 28. Catch made by S.Bangura at OHI 28. Gain of 7 yards. Pushed out of bounds by T.Elsdon at OHI 35. |
+1 YD | 2 & 3 - OHIO 35 (5:31 - 1st) S.Bangura rushed to OHI 36 for 1 yards. Tackled by A.Carter; T.Elsdon at OHI 36. |
+5 YD | 3 & 2 - OHIO 36 (4:48 - 1st) K.Rourke pass complete to OHI 36. Catch made by T.Foster at OHI 36. Gain of 5 yards. Tackled by J.Reed at OHI 41. |
+4 YD | 1 & 10 - OHIO 41 (4:08 - 1st) S.Bangura rushed to OHI 45 for 4 yards. Tackled by C.Jacobs; J.Sutherland at OHI 45. |
No Gain | 2 & 6 - OHIO 45 (3:22 - 1st) K.Rourke steps back to pass. K.Rourke pass incomplete intended for OHI. |
No Gain | 3 & 6 - OHIO 45 (3:14 - 1st) K.Rourke steps back to pass. K.Rourke pass incomplete intended for S.Wiglusz. |
Punt | 4 & 6 - OHIO 45 (3:09 - 1st) J.Wieland punts 45 yards to PSU 10 Center-J.Holloway. P.Washington returned punt from the PSU 10. Tackled by C.Blauser; K.Kelly at PSU 15. |
- Touchdown (1 plays, 85 yards, 0:30 poss)
Result | Play |
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No Gain | 1 & 10 - PSU 15 (2:58 - 1st) N.Singleton rushed to PSU 14 for -1 yards. Tackled by OHI at PSU 14. PENALTY on OHI-B.Houston Personal Foul / Defense 15 yards accepted. No Play. |
+70 YD | 1 & 10 - PSU 30 (2:40 - 1st) N.Singleton rushed to OHI End Zone for 70 yards. N.Singleton for 70 yards TOUCHDOWN. |
PAT Good | (2:28 - 1st) J.Pinegar extra point is good. |
- Punt (4 plays, 19 yards, 2:41 poss)
Result | Play |
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Kickoff | (2:28 - 1st) S.Sahaydak kicks 61 yards from PSU 35 to the OHI 4. S.Wiglusz returns the kickoff. Pushed out of bounds by A.Carter at OHI 21. |
+7 YD | 1 & 10 - OHIO 21 (2:23 - 1st) K.Rourke pass complete to OHI 21. Catch made by J.Bostic at OHI 21. Gain of 7 yards. Tackled by J.Brown at OHI 28. |
Penalty | 2 & 3 - OHIO 28 (1:45 - 1st) PENALTY on PSU-P.Mustipher Defensive Offside 5 yards accepted. No Play. |
+2 YD | 1 & 10 - OHIO 33 (1:33 - 1st) S.Bangura rushed to OHI 35 for 2 yards. Tackled by C.Jacobs; K.King at OHI 35. |
+5 YD | 2 & 8 - OHIO 35 (0:48 - 1st) K.Rourke pass complete to OHI 35. Catch made by A.Burton at OHI 35. Gain of 5 yards. Tackled by D.DeLuca at OHI 40. |
No Gain | 3 & 3 - OHIO 40 (0:00 - 1st) K.Rourke steps back to pass. K.Rourke pass incomplete intended for S.Bangura. |
Punt | 4 & 3 - OHIO 40 (15:00 - 2nd) J.Wieland punts 42 yards to PSU 18 Center-J.Holloway. P.Washington returned punt from the PSU 18. Pushed out of bounds by OHI at PSU 48. |
- Punt (5 plays, 6 yards, 1:33 poss)
Result | Play |
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No Gain | 1 & 10 - PSU 48 (14:47 - 2nd) S.Clifford steps back to pass. S.Clifford pass incomplete intended for H.Wallace. |
+14 YD | 2 & 10 - PSU 48 (14:40 - 2nd) S.Clifford pass complete to PSU 48. Catch made by H.Wallace at PSU 48. Gain of 14 yards. Tackled by OHI at OHI 38. |
No Gain | 1 & 10 - OHIO 38 (14:14 - 2nd) S.Clifford steps back to pass. S.Clifford pass incomplete intended for M.Tinsley. |
-3 YD | 2 & 10 - OHIO 38 (14:10 - 2nd) N.Singleton rushed to OHI 41 for -3 yards. Tackled by OHI at OHI 41. |
No Gain | 3 & 13 - OHIO 41 (13:33 - 2nd) S.Clifford steps back to pass. S.Clifford pass incomplete intended for J.Dottin. |
Penalty | 4 & 13 - OHIO 41 (13:25 - 2nd) PENALTY on PSU-PSU False Start 5 yards accepted. No Play. |
Punt | 4 & 18 - OHIO 46 (13:25 - 2nd) B.Amor punts 45 yards to OHI 1 Center-C.Stoll. Downed by M.Meiga. |
- Downs (6 plays, 26 yards, 2:58 poss)
Result | Play |
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Kickoff | (13:10 - 2nd) T.Vandenberg kicks 64 yards from OHI 20 to the PSU 16. N.Singleton returns the kickoff. Tackled by C.Campolieti at PSU 36. |
No Gain | 1 & 10 - PSU 36 (13:04 - 2nd) S.Clifford pass complete to PSU 36. Catch made by N.Singleton at PSU 36. Gain of 0 yards. Tackled by B.Weaver at PSU 36. |