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MANY HAPPY RETURNS
PSU's potent return game makes a big impact in nonconference romp
For the second time in as many home games, a
seemingly overmatched opponent had Penn State
on its heels, only to see K.J. Hamler ruin everything.
Two weeks ago, it was Appalachian State that
saw its hopes fade late in the fourth quarter when
Hamler returned a kickoff 52 yards to launch the
Nittany Lions' comeback.
This time, it was Kent State that fell prey to the
lightning-fast redshirt freshman, and it didn't take
four quarters for him to change the game. Hamler
sprinted 52 yards with a kickoff late in the second
quarter, setting up an unlikely touchdown that
blunted the Golden Flashes' momentum at a key
point in the game and sent the Nittany Lions on
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Hamler had a
52-yard kickoff
return late in
the second
quarter that
set up a Penn
State touch-
down. The red-
shirt freshman
also had a 33-
yard punt re-
turn to help
the Nittany
Lions pull
away from
Kent State.
Photo by
Steve Manuel
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