was =agged eight times for 45 yards in
losses.
THE
BAD
• Penn State's biggest weakness going
into the game – a secondary that was
prone to coverage breakdowns – proved
troublesome once again, as White hit 32
of 51 attempts for 454 yards. On a more
positive note for PSU, the veteran quar-
terback did not throw a touchdown pass.
Six
times, Memphis was forced to settle
for
ord was under
duress much of the a?ernoon, as he was
sacked four times and hit only 11 of 20
attempts for 133 yards.
"Early on, we missed some easy
throws," Franklin said. "And then we
also
had some drops. So it was hard to
get
the passing game going the way we
wanted it to."
• Penn State did Memphis a favor by
using two timeouts in the for making
sure they had the right call, especially
PLAYER OF THE GAME Limiting this
honor to just one player would be unfair
given the impact that both Journey
Brown and Micah Parsons had on the
game. Brown was named the game's of-
fensive MVP a?er rushing for a career-
high 202 yards, while Parsons took home
defensive honors a?er tying a career-
high with 14 tackles.
PLAY OF THE GAME Parsons headed
straight for Memphis quarterback Brady
White on a key third-and-8 in the ord's second
half didn't get o> to a great start. Fol-
lowing a Memphis touchdown drive to
open the third quarter, the redshirt
sophomore quarterback was intercepted
by linebacker Austin Hall deep in Penn
State territory.
BEST RUN What more can be said
about Brown's stunning 32-yard touch-
down carry to give Penn State its ord right at the game's outset.
BEST SACK Lined up at defensive
tackle on a third-and-19 play deep in
Memphis territory, Yetur Gross-Matos
pushed his way past a pair of blockers,
then dragged White to the turf with just
his right arm. The play set Penn State
up with prime ense in the third quarter, the
Lions brought everything on third-and-
8. Parsons forced White into a game-
changing interception, which Taylor
carried into the end zone to give Penn
State a 45-36 lead to close out the quar-
ter.
WORST DECISION Penn State's timeout
usage to secure a touchdown before the
end of the
