Spartans inherit spoiler role in Big Ten East

The Nittany Lions rallied from a 24-14 third quarter deficit to top IN 45-31 and push their winning streak to six games, the latest comeback for a team that doesn’t seem to quit even when things look bleak. Oh wait! A head to head tie breaker would go to Penn State. But the Nittany Lions’ offense stuttered after that as their next six drives ended in a punt or turnover on downs.

IN made plays on the outside, picking off McSorley twice, but so did Penn State.

What if Penn State wins out?

The Nittany Lions’ defense took care of the rest, finally giving McSorley a well-deserved break and a reason to celebrate. Later, in the fourth quarter, Penn State forced a fumble, and Torrence Brown ran it into the endzone to seal the deal for the Nittany Lions. Richard Lagow either has to work to become a more solid option, or IN needs to consider going IN a different direction IN 2017.

The Lions have outscored their opponents 215-105 in the second half this year, which includes a 31-17 overcoming of the Hoosiers that was punctuated by a 24-7 fourth quarter. If I said! This week vs Oklahoma.

But it’s a lot harder now because MI lost.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Trace McSorley took a bunch of big hits. “They had a great defensive game plan”. After starting the season off 1-2 including an embarrassing home loss to Ohio State, the Sooners have found their footing and won seven in a row.

Listen to the amount of players after the game who said they weren’t surprised by the fact this team turned a 10-point deficit into a 14-point win in a matter of about 16 minutes, and what’s striking is that they don’t seem merely to be pitching a company line. Marcus Oliver had three tackles for loss.

Sickels finished the game with two sacks and four tackles for a loss. Sykes attributed the success to the work the defense put into watching film during the week leading up to the game.

“We’ve built a lot of depth on our team”, Gesicki, whose five catches for 78 yards led Saturday’s effort, said. “So we were ready for it”.

Happy Valley might hold off on the “We Want Bama!” chants for at least another week (or forever, nobody should want to play Alabama), but you would have to imagine that the CFP committee ranks PSU no lower than eighth heading into next week.

Think of it like this: Was Ohio State focused on the teams directly in front of them when they struggled early?

Worst calls: IN coach Kevin Wilson’s decision late IN the fourth quarter to run on third-and-6 from the Hoosiers 19 while trailing 35-31 and then going for it on fourth-and-3 on the next play with one timeout left and almost three minutes to go. “It’s a credit to the team”.

It took every bit of energy, every ounce of fight Iowa had, and the Hawkeyes took down MI on a game-winning field goal. “But it’s working as a team, keeping leverage”. Maryland has made impressive strides in Durkin’s first season and is still in good shape to reach a bowl game, but so far November has been a reminder of how long and rough the road to Big Ten contention will be. It’s the first time Penn State has scored 103 points in back-to-back games since 2001.

Not to overreact to a win over an IN team that coughed up five fumbles and committed eight penalties – which constitutes shooting yourself IN the foot not with a gun but a howitzer – but this is the best shape the Nittany Lions’ program has been since the last six-game streak was crafted. Rashard Fant had an interception in the second quarter on a jump ball, and Tony Fields had a pick in the third quarter after Trace McSorley got pummeled by Robert McCray as he threw the ball.

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Instead, they’re more concerned about correcting mistakes and winning games than delivering a statement to the fans.