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UNIVERSITY PARK — Two of the Penn State's standout freshman recruits did just that in the Nittany Lions’ 46-10 victory over Ohio University on Saturday in the home opener before 107,306 at Beaver Stadium.
Freshman tailback Nick Singleton rushed for 179 yards on 10 carries — including a 70-yard touchdown to give the Nittany Lions 14-0 lead — and fellow frosh Drew Allar entered in the third quarter and threw for two touchdowns.
Allar dropped a perfect 32-yard TD to Omari Evans in the third quarter and followed that by stepping out of a sack and hitting Khalil Dinkins for a 28-yard score in the fourth quarter.
After opening the third quarter with a 48-yard burst, Singleton added a 44-yard touchdown to give Penn State a 40-7 lead.
Allar wound up 6-of-8 for 88 yards.
Starting quarterback Sean Clifford completed 19-of-27 for 213 yards and a touchdown to Mitchell Tinsley. Clifford also rushed for a 1-yard TD that opened the scoring.
The win boosted the Lions' record to 2-0 heading into next Saturday's game at Auburn (3:30, CBS).
Ohio U. dropped to 1-1.
The Mirror will have a complete report on the game in Monday's Penn State Extra.