Blue White Illustrated

Kent State Postgame

Penn State Sports Magazine

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their way to what would become a 63-10 victory Saturday at Beaver Stadium. "We've got guys who, when they touch the ball, it's scary," coach James Franklin said. Kent State had gone into the game with a no-guts-no-glory mentality, lining up to convert fourth downs on their side of the field, attempting an onside kick (and recovering it) and running its high-speed offense whenever possible. The Golden Flashes created some problems for Penn State early in the game and kept their 11th-ranked opponent within reach. But as had been the case the previous week at Pitt, the second half was all Penn State. The Nittany Lions finished with 667 yards of offense in improving their record to 3-0. Here's a look at the good and the bad: THE GOOD • Hamler was dynamite again. His kickoff return in the final minute of the first half gave the Lions a chance to be aggressive on offense even though there were only seconds remaining before halftime. He then caught a 22-pass, set- ting up a 13-yard touchdown run by Trace McSorley. It was a big moment in the game, as the Lions were able to re- gain the momentum after Kent State had intercepted McSorley and kicked a field goal to cut Penn State's lead to 21- 10. Franklin had said a

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