the wide receivers and tight ends block-
ing,
the edges opened up for what I
could do. So kudos to them for sure."
• Big Ten Linebacker of the Year Micah
Parsons had another huge game for the
Nittany Lions. He followed up his 10-
tackle performance in the regular-sea-
son -schedule on their ective. But I think we held
our own and we were able to get a stop
when we needed one."
• The Lions' defense was gouged for
big yardage, but it came up with two
huge turnovers in the second half. In ad-
dition to Taylor's game-changing score
on White's =ubbed pass, Marquis Wil-
son picked o> the
Memphis quarterback
late in the fourth quar-
ter to all but clinch the
win.
"We like pick-sixes,"
Franklin said. "They're
good."
• Pat Freiermuth
showed why PSU fans
were so thrilled to
learn that he was re-
turning for his junior
season. The sopho-
more tight end s. Considering that
Memphis had returned three kicko>s for
touchdowns during the regular season,
Stout's performance shouldn't be over-
looked.
• The Lions won the turnover battle,
as a Sean Cli>ord interception early in
the third quarter was their only give-
away. They also committed only two
penalties for 15 yards, while Memphis
ALL SMILES
Franklin raises the
Cotton Bowl tro-
phy following the
Nittany Lions' vic-
tory over Mem-
phis. The win
improved his
bowl record at
Penn State to 3-3.
Photo by Steve
Manuel
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