![]() "Most consistent camp that we've had," Penn State coach James Franklin said. That's the longest active streak among Power 5 teams and in program history. Tyler Davis made a 47-yard field goal for the Nittany Lions, who've scored 35 or more points in eight straight games. Gesicki added six catches for 58 yards and two scores.ĭeAndre Thompkins scored on a 61-yard punt return and backup quarterback Tommy Stevens ran for a fourth-quarter touchdown. McSorley, himself a Heisman Trophy hopeful, was 18 for 25 passing for 280 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a touchdown. ![]() "Some games are going to be my game, some are going to be (quarterback) Trace (McSorley)'s game, some games it's going to be (tight end) Mike (Gesicki) and obviously others on the offensive side of the ball."Īll of them helped Penn State's offense pick up where it left off when the Big Ten champions won nine of their final 10 games last season. "We have so many playmakers," Barkley said. 6 Penn State to a 52-0 win over Akron in the season opener on Saturday. The junior running back racked up 226 total yards and two touchdowns to lead No. He'll need to keep doing it, especially if he keeps playing like this. Each time Penn State's offense drove toward Beaver Stadium's south end on Saturday, Saquon Barkley passed 16 Penn State students in the front row whose bare chests, painted blue and white and beginning to smear from the rain, spelled out S-A-Q-U-O-N F-O-R H-E-I-S-M-A-N.īarkley has tried to block out personal hype to keep focused on his responsibilities as a team leader. 6 Penn State's 52-0 win over AkronĬollege Football, Penn State Nittany Lions, Akron Zips All rights reserved.Barkley dazzles in No. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and Safety Information / Your California Privacy Rights are applicable to you. ^ Back to Top ^ © 2023 ESPN Internet Ventures. Franklin said he'll enjoy the victory over Pitt for the rest of Saturday night before getting ready for his team's next Super Bowl. Next up for Penn State are the 0-1 Georgia State Panthers. "No, I mean they're a great football team," Farmer said. Linebacker Koa Farmer said he and his teammates viewed Pitt as "just another team in our way." When asked if that in itself was some form of poking the team they just beat, he disagreed. Franklin and his team said they had no intentions of stoking those coals. There was a time, before the two most prominent football programs in Pennsylvania went on a 16-year hiatus, when the annual Penn State-Pitt game was one of college football's most hate-infused rivalries. Obviously that game's in the past and this game is in the past." But it was Week 2 and they acted like they won a national championship. Other than that, losing the game, obviously supposed to celebrate. That's the only part that I felt disrespected with. "I think there's a point where they took it too far," said star running back Saquon Barkley, who had a touchdown and 133 offensive yards Saturday. They insisted that there was no bad blood or need to even the score after Pitt's 42-39 victory in the renewed series a year ago, but quickly followed that up by saying they remembered well the Panthers' celebration last year in Pittsburgh that spilled into social media in the days that followed. ![]() ![]() Penn State's players echoed their coach's "unrivaled" mantra after the game. "I've been saying the same thing for years." "Everyone 'oohed' during my opening statement, but don't think too much into it," he said. The Nittany Lions started their season with a 52-0 win over Akron a week ago and followed that by beating Pitt 33-14 in the once-heated rivalry's first game in State College in nearly two decades.įranklin followed his initial comments quickly by telling reporters "to interpret that however you want," saying he considers each week like its own Super Bowl for his team. "But for us, this was just like beating Akron." "I know last year for their win, it was like the Super Bowl," Franklin said. 4 Penn State's victory over in-state foe Pitt on Saturday. Whether he meant it as a slight or not, that logic sounded suspiciously like a backhanded jab when Franklin recapped No. James Franklin likes to preach to his team that no win is more significant than any other. Penn State's James Franklin on win over Pitt: 'Just like beating Akron'Ĭollege Football, Penn State Nittany Lions, Pittsburgh Panthers ![]() You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser ![]()
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