Sloppy wouldn’t be fitting enough to describe this one.
In a rain-soaked Beaver Stadium, Northwestern (1-4, 1-1 B1G) fell to Penn State (5-0, 2-0 B1G) in a contest that featured a combined eight turnovers. The Wildcat defense forced five takeaways, but the NU offense generated a porous 241 yards and 3.7 yards per play. Likewise, quarterback Ryan Hilinski struggled mightily, going 15-for-37 with 210 yards, an interception and two lost fumbles, including one on a botched snap exchange.
For the Nittany Lions, quarterback Sean Clifford went 10-for-20 for 140 yards, a touchdown and an interception. The Beaver Blue offense was also powered by the young running back duo of Kaytron Allen and Nicholas Singleton, who combined for 173 yards on the ground, while Parker Washington led in receiving with four catches for 73 yards.