Drew Allar threw for a landing and ran for an additional rating as No. 4 Penn State beat Maryland 44-7 on Saturday and superior to its first Big Ten championship sport since 2016.
Nick Singleton ran for 2 touchdowns, Beau Pribula rushed for a landing and threw a scoring move to Tyseer Denmark, and tight finish Tyler Warren caught a landing move for the Nittany Lions (11-1, 8- 1 Big Ten, No. 4 CFP), which is able to face No. 1 Oregon for the Big Ten title in Indianapolis on Saturday with a first-round bye within the College Football Playoff on the road.
Penn State’s path to the convention title sport was opened when Michigan beat No. 2 Ohio State 13-10 in Columbus, Ohio.
Nittany Lion followers at Beaver Stadium on a frigid, windy afternoon calmed down early after a disastrous opening sequence towards the struggling Terps (4-8, 1-8).
Maryland turned a Singleton fumble right into a 7-0 lead two performs into the sport earlier than Penn State shook off its errors and went on to defeat its regional rival.
The Nittany Lions scored touchdowns on 4 of their 5 possessions within the second quarter and Penn State’s protection compelled 4 punts, one turnover on downs and had two interceptions earlier than halftime to safe the crew’s fourth straight win within the sequence.
Singleton, Allar and Pribula scored on brief factors, capping fast possessions after Maryland turnovers.
Warren, one of the crucial dynamic gamers in school soccer, set a Big Ten document for receptions with a decent end within the first quarter. He additionally grew to become Penn State’s all-time chief in landing receptions by a decent finish along with his seventeenth on a 7-yard move from Allar that gave Penn State a 31–7 lead at halftime.
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Maryland crossed midfield simply as soon as in every half and stopped each time. Penn State performed as a reserve for a lot of the second half.
Allar completed 17 of 26 for 171 yards, whereas Singleton completed with 104 offensive yards on 16 touches.
Maryland’s MJ Morris was 14-of-24 passing for 112 yards with three interceptions. Running again Roman Hemby gained 64 yards on 13 carries for the Terps.
Pribula’s 15-yard landing move to Denmark on fourth down as time expired was a foul hit; the road was 50.5, in response to FOX Sports, and the landing pushed the whole to 51 factors.
Implications of the survey
Penn State might transfer as much as No. 2 after shedding Ohio State.
The takeaway
Maryland: The Terps are off to their greatest begin in any sport this season. They compelled and recovered a fumble on the primary play of the sport to arrange a pleasant 25-yard landing move from Morris to Kaden Prather. They in any other case did not do a lot else, ending the season on a five-game skid. That shedding streak is the longest since a seven-game winless stretch on the finish of 2019.
Penn State: The Nittany Lions have not began video games nicely all season, however they actually end sturdy. In addition to turnovers and compelled punts, Penn State’s protection recorded six sacks and 4 quarterback rushes. Coach James Franklin improved to 9-2 towards Maryland for the reason that Terps entered the Big Ten in 2014.
Next
Maryland: season over.
Penn State: Will face No. 1 Oregon within the Big Ten championship sport on Saturday.
Associated Press reporting.
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