Penn State rebounds from loss by rolling past overmatched Indiana

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – No. 16 Penn State confirmed no indicators of malaise after an emotional loss to Ohio State and pounded overmatched Indiana 45-14 Saturday at wind-whipped Memorial Stadium.

The Nittany Lions (4-2 Huge Ten, 7-2) rolled previous the Hoosiers (1-5, 3-6) and handed them their sixth consecutive loss regardless of enjoying with out three regulars on the offensive line, tackles Olu Fashanu and Caedan Wallace and guard Landon Tengwall.

Penn State gained a measure of revenge for his or her controversial extra time loss to Indiana of their final journey to Bloomington in 2020.

Sean Clifford began regardless of requires coach James Franklin to go together with freshman Drew Allar and accomplished 15-of-23 passes for 229 yards with one interception.

Clifford is now 16 yards from breaking Hint McSorley’s college document for profession passing yards. He’ll seemingly go McSorley subsequent week in opposition to Maryland at Beaver Stadium.

Allar got here off the bench halfway by means of the third quarter and threw landing passes to vast receiver Trey Wallace and tight finish Theo Johnson within the fourth.

Freshmen Kaytron Allen and Nick Singleton, the previous Gov. Mifflin standout, ran the soccer successfully. Allen picked up 86 yards and scored three touchdowns, and Singleton completed with 73 yards and one TD.

Drew Shelton, a real freshman from Downingtown West Excessive College, made the primary begin of his profession rather than Fashanu at left deal with and didn’t enable a sack. J.B. Nelson, a switch from Lackawanna Faculty, noticed vital time at left guard.

Penn State’s protection sacked quarterbacks Jack Tuttle and Brendan Sorsby six occasions within the first half and held Indiana to 49 dashing yards. Tuttle left the sport within the second quarter with a hand or wrist damage after Dvon Ellies sacked him.

The Hoosiers went to Dexter Williams within the second half with out a lot success. Connor Bazelak, their common quarterback, missed the sport with an undisclosed damage.

The Lions had 16 tackles for 64 yards in losses. Linebacker Kobe King had eight tackles, together with 2.5 for losses.