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Penn State Remains Unbeaten By Taking Out Central Michigan 33-14

Written by: on Saturday, September 24th, 2022. Follow Bruce Badgley on Twitter.

 

It is often said in football, that the final score was not indicative of how close a game was.   Central Michigan played a very tight game with Penn State through most of the first half. The PSU Defense rose to the occasion in the 2nd half.  The Nittany Lions Defense pitched a shutout in the 2nd half and PSU came away with a hard fought 33-14 victory Saturday afternoon in Beaver Stadium.

Penn State only outgained CMU by 40 yards and had only 1 more first down.  There was also less than a minute difference in time of possession between the two teams.  The key to the game was the four turnovers forced by Penn State.  A muffed punt by Central Michigan early in the third quarter was the turning point of the game.  It led to a Penn State touchdown to make it 27-14 and the Nittany Lions never looked back.

Kaytron Allen led the Penn State ground game with 111 yards and a TD. Sean Clifford was efficient going 22-34 for 217 yards and three short TDs. One of the defensive stalwarts was Sophomore LB Curtis Jacobs.  Curtis was solid all game long and recovered a muffed punt on special teams.  Penn State has been the beneficiary of eight turnovers the last two games.

Penn State started strong.  The Nittany Lions opening possession ended with a Sean Clifford to Mitchell Tinsley short TD toss

Penn State continued to execute well on offense.  It became 14-0 as Clifford hit Brenton Strange

Central Michigan began to have success in quarter two.  CMU pulled even with Penn State with 4:25 remaining in the first half.

Penn State grabbed back momentum going into halftime on this Kaytron Allen scamper.

Early in the Third quarter Penn State recovered a punt and quickly took advantage. Another short TD pass from Clifford to Strange made it 27-14.

The defense for the Nittany Lions had a great second half.  Here is a 4th down stop near the goal line in quarter three

Sean Clifford snuck one across to make it a 33-14 as we entered quarter four.  The Nittany Lions D did the rest.

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