Sean Clifford is back at quarterback for Penn State Michigan State, Nov 26, TBA, in University Park, Pa. Week 11: Penn State at Rutgers, Nov 19 (Sat) TBA, in Piscataway, N.J.Central Michigan, Sep 24, TBA, in University Park, Pa. Week 1: Penn State at Purdue, 8 p.m., Sept.Here's what Penn State's schedule looks like: 29, the fifth conference game of the season for the Nittany Lions. Penn State will host the Buckeyes on Oct. Wisconsin hosts Eastern Michigan next Saturday.Besides at Week 6 trip to Michigan, most of the Nittany Lions' toughest Big Ten games will be at home. Penn State hosts Ball State next Saturday. Wisconsin figures to fall out of the top 15. Jalen Berger, the Badgers’ leading rusher last year, didn’t play at all. Mellusi gave Wisconsin’s ground attack a new look. It won’t matter unless the offense starts playing better. Wisconsin: The Badgers’ defense once again looks outstanding. Jahan Dotson had a 49-yard touchdown catch and set up Penn State’s other touchdown with a 42-yard reception. Sean Clifford went 18 of 33 for 247 yards, including 206 in the second half. Penn State: The Nittany Lions gained just 43 yards in the first half but won by opening up their passing attack in the second half and coming up huge on defense.
Mike Maskalunas, a sixth-year senior, made his first career start in Chenal’s place. The Badgers canceled two games last season due to an outbreak. Leo Chenal, whose 46 tackles ranked second on the team last season, announced on Instagram he would miss the first two games after testing positive for COVID-19. Wisconsin played without one of its usual starting inside linebackers. “I think today there were points where we were playing against two teams - ourselves and against them,” Guerendo said. On Wisconsin’s next series, the Badgers faced third-and-6 from the Nittany Lions’ 8 when a botched handoff from Mertz to Mellusi resulted in a fumble that Nick Tarburton recovered. Wisconsin had first-and-goal at the 2 in the second quarter but ended up with nothing after Arnold Ebiketie blocked Collin Larsh’s 25-yard field-goal attempt. Those weren’t the only opportunities Wisconsin wasted. “Our defense played extremely well, gutsy,” Franklin said. But after an intentional grounding call pushed Wisconsin back to the 32, Brown picked off a pass to end the game. Wisconsin got the ball back on its own 18 with 1:11 left and reached Penn State’s 25 with 26 seconds remaining. I figured I’d sit there and let the quarterback throw the ball.” “They kept looking at him even if they missed him or he came up short. 84 (Ferguson), especially when they’re in the red zone,” said Brisker, who left the game due to cramps on multiple occasions but kept coming back. On fourth-and-goal, Mertz lobbed a pass across the middle for tight end Jake Ferguson, but Brisker picked it off. Guerendo lost a yard on second down, then Joey Porter Jr. Mertz lost the ball on first down, though Wisconsin’s Isaac Guerendo recovered the fumble at the 4.
Wisconsin had first-and-goal at the 1 on a drive that included a targeting penalty on Ellis Brooks that knocked Penn State’s top tackler out of the game. Noah Cain broke a 10-all tie and put Penn State ahead for good with a 2-yard touchdown run with 9:17 remaining, though Jonathan Stout’s extra-point attempt bounced off the left upright. The Badgers had no fans at home games last year. The Nittany Lions also disappointed most of the 76,832 fans who poured into Camp Randall Stadium for the first time since November 2019. Mellusi had just 27 carries all season last year while playing for Clemson. Penn State withstood a quality performance from Chez Mellusi, who rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown on 31 carries in his Wisconsin debut. “There are definitely a lot if things that fell on my plate that I need to clean up. “I’m obviously not proud of how it ended,” said Mertz, who went 22 of 37 for 185 yards.
Brown sealed the victory with an interception on the game’s final play. Brisker picked off a fourth-and-goal pass at Penn State’s 2 and returned it 41 yards with 2:15 left to preserve a 16-10 lead.
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