The Nittany Lions offense capitalized on the turnover and excellent field position, as scoring another touchdown via a 16-yard scamper by Singleton for a 31-10 lead.
Brown picked off Athan Kaliakmanis at the Penn State 10 and returned the ball 35 yards to set the offense up with a short field. Penn State's defense capitalized on the momentum and intercepted Minnesota on the ensuing drive. Washington hauled in a huge 35-yard touchdown ball with 11:59 left in the third quarter to cap a four-play 64-yard scoring drive to put the Nittany Lions up 24-10. Minnesota scored its first touchdown of the contest on a 3-yard run by Mohammed Ibrahim to cut the Penn State lead to 17-10 heading into halftime. The score was keyed by a 30-yard catch by Mitchell Tinsley that put the Nittany Lions just outside the red zone. Johnson hauled in the 18-yard pass from Clifford to put the Nittany Lions up 17-3 with 4:01 to play in the first half. Penn State scored on its third consecutive drive, once again on a touchdown grab by a tight end. Jake Pinegar knocked a 41-yard field goal through the uprights to tie the game up just over a minute into the second quarter.Ī 22-yard catch and run by Singleton set up a 38-yard touchdown pass from Clifford to Tyler Warren with 9:05 left in the second quarter to give the Lions a 10-3 lead. Penn State's defense, helped by another false start penalty, pushed Minnesota back 3 yards, forcing the 35-yard field goal. The Golden Gophers got on the board first with a field goal on a drive started by a 37-yard interception return to the Nittany Lions' 14-yard line. The Penn State White Out crowd made itself known on Minnesota's first possession, forcing the Golden Gophers to committ two false start penalties on the way to a three-and-out. The 2022 Penn State football season is presented by PSECU. The Nittany Lions racked up touchdowns on each of their first four drives of the half and finished the game with 479 yards. Ji'Ayir Brown had an interception and seven tackles.īoth sides of the ball excelled after halftime, as Penn State outscored Minnesota, 28-7, in the last two quarters. The Penn State White Out crowd made its mark on the game, as the Golden Gophers were called for five false start penalties before the break.Ĭurtis Jacobs recorded a career-high 14 tackles (7 solo), including two for a loss.
The Gophers entered the game leading FBS in third down conversion percentage (66.2%). The Nittany Lion defense stifled the Golden Gophers in the first half, forcing Minnesota to an 0-for-6 start on third downs and 2-for-13 overall on the game.
Wide receiver Parker Washington recorded seven catches for 70 yards and a touchdown, and tight end Theo Johnson collected 75 yards and a touchdown on five catches. Sean Clifford threw for 295 yards and four touchdowns, while Nicholas Singleton led the rushing attack with 79 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries, and Kaytron Allen notched 77 yards. 16/16 Penn State football team (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten) defeated Minnesota (4-3, 1-3 Big Ten), 45-17, Saturday night in front of a raucous Penn State White Out crowd of 109,813 fans. Instead, the Nittany Lions picked Minnesota, playing the White Out against a Big Ten West member for the first time since 2009.UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. The result was that for the first time since divisional play began, Ohio State won’t be the opponent for the annual White Out game at Beaver Stadium in an even year. So that impacted the decision, and when Pat came in, I asked him and he thought the same thing.” When we looked at our schedule, another game seemed more probable that it was going to be a 12 o’clock game. “The data said that most people want a night game. “We set it up to act like we cared whether it was a hot dog or not, but we were setting it up to get to the Whiteout question. “We did a very simple poll of our fans on social media, and we mixed it in there with what’s your favorite thing, the hamburger or hot dog,” Franklin said. When Franklin and athletic director Patrick Kraft went over the data, one thing became clear: the opponent wasn’t what mattered most to the Nittany Lions’ fans. Those questions were just a ruse to get to the question the Penn State athletic department really cared about: what the Nittany Lions’ fan base wanted most from the annual Whiteout game.
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