Despite a spirited effort by the Rutgers defense on senior night, the loyal sons laid down their swords to Penn State by the score of 39-0. The offense could not get anything going and eventually the defense could no longer hold the wall alone. After leading 9-0 at halftime and struggling to finish drives against the Scarlet Knight defense, Penn State broke through in the second half with a 16 point 3rd quarter. It was over at that point.
The defense, led by seniors Darius Hamilton and Julian Pinnix-Odrick, kept Rutgers in this game longer than expected. It’s certainly disappointing that such valuable players and stand up men for this program saw their last home game end the way it did.