UNIVERSITY PARK — The fans did their part. Penn State set a new Beaver Stadium attendance record as an announced crowd of 114,030 — breaking the previous mark by nearly 3,000 — yelled themselves hoarse for the White Out game against Southern Cal. There was one problem: The Nittany ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — Following are the highlights and lowlights from Penn State’s 31-23 loss to Southern Cal on Saturday night at Beaver Stadium: Play of the game: On third-and-10 from the Penn State 10, Jayden Maiava found Kayden Dixon-Wyatt open for a touchdown that gave the Trojans a ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — USC quarterback Jayden Maiava torched the Penn State defense on Saturday night for 301 passing yards as the Nittany Lions fell to the Trojans, 31-23, in the annual White Out game. The Nits’ pass rush, which has been a thorn in their side all season, never got much going ...
Quarterback: B- Becht went 21-32 for 289 and TD. He was accurate deep, especially to Sowell, but missed some open targets underneath. Said last week he wanted to use his legs more and got 20 yards on 10 rushes, mostly scrambles. Running backs: C Hansen (14-28) and Peoples (7-20) made most out of limited holes. Peoples had consecutive 8-yarders in red zone that led to TD. Hansen made nifty move on sidelines after a reception and was sacked trying to pass. No carries for Martin. Offensive line: D Getting brutal to watch. Not close to dominant and personnel hasn’t changed. Becht was ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State’s offense had a bounceback week, but the defense did not. Lions’ quarterback Rocco Becht finished 21-of-32 for 289 yards, but the defense was dismantled by USC quarterback Jayden Maiava in a 31-23 loss to the Trojans. The attendance of 114,419 was a West ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — There have been Penn State quarterbacks in the recent past who conveniently haven’t been available to the media in midweek interview windows after a tough loss. Rocco Becht is not among them. Becht arrived at Beaver Stadium on Tuesday well aware of his and the Nittany ...
