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Sean Clifford remains the Nittany Lions' starting quarterback, and the Nittany Lions got back on the winning track Saturday, rolling past Indiana 45-14 at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington.
While Clifford started and freshman Drew Allar didn't enter until the third series of the third quarter, it was the defense and running game that powered Penn State.
The Nittany Lions had 13 tackles for loss in the first half alone -- 16 for the game -- and allowed minus-6 yards rushing in the first half and 65 for the game.
On the flip side, freshman Kaytron Allen rushed for 86 yards on 18 carries and scored three touchdowns.
Penn State was coming off an emotional loss to Ohio State last week.
Clifford completed 15-of-23 for 229 yards, no touchdowns and one interception. He pulled within 16 yards of Penn State's all-time passing yardage record, held by Trace McSorley (9,899).
Allar entered with a 31-7 lead and completed 9-of-12 for 75 yards and two touchdowns. His highlight play was a 1-yard frozen-rope touchdown pass to Harrison Wallace that extended the PSU lead to 38-7 with 14:09 remaining.
Penn State took a 7-0 lead on Allen's 6-yard touchdown, and Indiana immediately answered with a 75, eight-play drive to tie the score.
If there was a turning point, it came after Clifford was intercepted at the PSU 31 on the Lions' third series, but the Lions' defense pushed the Hoosiers back and forced a punt.
From there, Indiana's offense punted eight times and threw three interceptions (by Kalen King, Dani Dennis-Sutton and Daequan Hardy).
Mitchell Tinsley led Penn State receivers with five catches for 63 yards while Theo Johnson added four for 43.
Indiana lost its sixth-straight game and fell to 3-6 on the season and 1-5 in the Big Ten.
The Lions (7-2 and 4-2) host Maryland on Saturday at Beaver Stadium. Kickoff is 3:30 and Fox will televise.
The Terps fell to 6-3 with a 23-10 loss at Wisconsin on Saturday.
The Mirror will have a full report in Penn State Extra on Monday.
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