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the passing game, and that's been a bit of
a storyline this year. We've got to get that
fixed this week and moving forward."
• K.J. Hamler was the starting punt re-
turner in place of DeAndre Thompkins,
but it didn't help Penn State pull out of its
special teams malaise. Hamler had a 15-
yard return but also was fortunate to re-
cover a first-quarter muff that would have
flipped the field position in Rutgers' favor.
LOOKING AHEAD
The regular season comes to a close at
home next Saturday against Maryland.
Away from the field, the Terrapins have
been in turmoil ever since the summer.
But they have been competitive on the
field throughout the season, including
this week against College Football Playoff
hopeful Ohio State.
With Tyrrell Pigrome starting at quar-
terback in place of Kasim Hill, who suf-
fered a season-ending ACL tear last week
against Indiana, the Terps took the Buck-
eyes to overtime before falling on a failed
two-point conversion attempt, 52-51.
They didn't ask Pigrome to do too much,
preferring instead to hand the ball to An-
thony McFarland. The freshman running
back responded with 298 rushing yards.
Against Penn State, they'll be playing for
a chance to become bowl-eligible.
The way the Nittany Lions' offense has
struggled
lately, it's hard to feel fully con-
fident in their ability to keep pace with
anyone in a shootout, least of all a Mary-
land team that just hung 51 points on Ohio
State. The Lions will need their defense to
come through for them again on senior
day if they want to stay in contention for
a 10-win season.
"It's going to be a pretty significant week
next week," Franklin said. "This senior
class has got a chance to really do some
great things and really end the season on
a positive note. You think about this sen-
ior class, these guys, what they've meant
to Penn State in our history, in our resur-
rection in some ways. I hope the stadium
is sold out next week. We've got another
really good Big Ten opponent coming into
our place. But more than anything, Trace
McSorley, Amani Oruwariye, all those
seniors – they deserve to have that sta-
dium sold out, and they deserve to be sent
out the right way."
A NEW WAY
TO ACCESS
POSTGAME
COVERAGE
Starting this season, Blue White Il-
lustrated's postgame coverage will
be available via bwi.rivals.com. All
of our game stories, including the
story above on Saturday's victory
over Rutgers, can now be accessed
from the website.
The change in format allows us to
bring readers more gameday cover-
age than ever before: game recaps,
player features, notebooks, high-
lights and lowlights, game grades
and recruiting news. To find BWI's
postgame coverage, visit the links
below:
HIGHLIGHTS AND LOWLIGHTS
GAME GRADES
FEATURE STORIES
STATISTICS
Hamler
was
the Nittany
Lions' leading
receiver
against
the
Scarlet
Knights, finish-
ing the game
with five
catches for 71
yards.
Photo by
Steve Manuel