Penn State Holds Off Washington's Second-half Rally, 28-25
Penn State scored 28 points in the first half and none in the second, and it still won. That is the whole trick of this one: 28-25 over Washington, with the Huskies spending the last 30 minutes trying to undo a 28-6 halftime hole.
The Nittany Lions took the lead for good at 7-3 on Carson Hansen's 12-yard run in the first quarter, then went on a run of touchdowns that ended the argument for a while. Rocco Becht threw 24 yards to Zay Robinson and 45 yards to Chase Sowell, and Cam Wallace ran 46 yards at 2:44 of the second quarter. Washington had only Tyler Robles field goals (29 and 31 yards before the break, a 47-yarder early in the third quarter) to show for it.
Then Demond Williams Jr. got going. A 4-yard touchdown to Baron Naone and a successful two-point pass to Rashid Williams made it 28-17, and a 6-yard touchdown to Dezmen Roebuck with 7:40 left, plus another two-point conversion, made it 28-25. Washington scored 19 straight second-half points and finished three short of tying it.
Penn State had the better numbers: 425 yards to 306, 185 rushing yards on 33 carries, three sacks for Washington's defense against one for Penn State's, and Williams threw the game's lone interception. Both teams finish the day at 5-4.
Fantasy takeaway: Williams topped the board with 23.2 points even in a loss, Becht was close behind at 22.6, and Sowell's 125 yards were the biggest receiving day of the game.