By Neil Rudel

nrudel@altoonamirror.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Following are the highlights and lowlights from Penn State’s 63-7 victory over Delaware on Saturday night at Beaver Stadium:

Play of the game: Linebacker Dom DeLuca’s 26-yard interception return for a touchdown gave the Lions a 56-7 lead with 2:43 left in the third quarter and was an exclamation point.

Offensive player of the game: Drew Allar completed 22-of-26 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown. He was not intercepted.

Defensive player of the game: It’s hard to pick one in a game like this, but defensive tackle Zane Durant made four stops, including 1.5 tackles for loss.

Most telling statistic: Penn State racked up 33 first downs to Delaware’s five.

Hidden statistic: The Lions had a time of possession edge of 42:22-17:38 as the Blue Hens only ran 41 plays.

Most deceiving statistics: PSU was penalized seven times for 55 yards.

Best run: Delaware’s Marcus Yarns burst 66 yards for a touchdown late in the first quarter, cutting the Lions’ lead to 14-7.

Best pass: Allar has already shown an impressive touch while scrambling right and throwing on the run, such as when he found Dante Cephas for 26 yards in the second quarter.

Worst pass: Beau Pribula was flushed but he had Khalil Dinkins open in the third quarter and missed him.

Best catch: No showstoppers.

Catch it, will ya: DeLuca dropped an interception in the second quarter.

Hold it, won’t ya: Kaytron Allen recovered his early fumble.

Best block: The Hens did a nice job to seal the left edge and opened a huge hole for Yarns’ TD run.

Best tackle: PSU’s Zion Tracy tracked down Josh Youngblood on an ill-advised kickoff return at the Delaware 9 in the second quarter.

Best hit: Lion DE Jameial Lyons drilled Delaware quarterback Zach Marker to close the third quarter.

Worst penalty: Dvon Ellies jumped offside on a fourth-and-1 while defending a Delaware punt, giving the Hens a first down.

Best kick: Delaware’s Ryan Kost uncorked a 61-yard punt late in the second quarter.

Worst kick: Kost shanked his first one 20 yards.

Best call: On fourth-and-3 from the Blue Hens’ 19, Allar hit Trey Wallace for 4 yards and a first down. No sense kicking a field goal and pretending it would be a close game.

Worst call: Down 28-7 and pinned deep in their own territory with 1:20 left in the first half and Nits out of timeouts, Hens should have burned clock by running. Instead, they passed incomplete, punted and gave Lions a minute to work. That was enough time for them to take a 35-7 lead.

Best effort: The offensive line allowed zero sacks and escorted a run game that averaged 5.3 yards on 51 cracks.

Unsung hero: Third-string tailback Trey Potts, the Williamsport native and transfer from Minnesota, gained 59 yards on seven carries.

Best moment: Recognition of the 1973 team, unbeaten (12-0) and ranked No. 5.