James Franklin and Penn State are bowl eligible after their
31-30 victory over Maryland Saturday after noon in Baltimore. James Franklin
and Penn State probably don’t care about that though, they care that they are
1-0 this week. Running back Saquon Barkley had just 60 yards after turning out
194 against Ohio State last week but the Nittany Lions offense scored 31
points. How? The wide receivers stepped up and made plays when they needed too.
Chris Godwin led the way with 4 catches for 135 yards and a touchdown to help
quarterback Christian Hackenberg pass former Nittany Lion Zack Mills for first
on the schools all-time passing list. Hackenberg finished with 315 yards and
three touchdowns.
The goal for the Penn State defense was to stop Maryland
quarterback Perry Hills both through the air and on the ground, they couldn’t
really do either. Ellis had 349 total yards and two touchdowns, but also had
three interceptions, two in the 4th quarter. Penn State couldn’t
capitalize on the five Maryland turnovers but tho
Penn State fans had to hold their breath more than once in
the fourth quarter. The back-and-fourth contest was heading towards a finish
much like last year where Maryland kicked a last second field goal to beat the
Nittany Lions in Happy Valley. The Terps were about to start a drive when Penn
State’s Malik Golden intercepted Maryland quarterback Perry Hills pass with
1:15 remaining in the game to seal the deal and give Penn State the narrowest of
victories.
Penn State comes home next weekend to take on Illinois at
noon.
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