Penn State Sports Magazine
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P enn State was without standout junior defensive end Chop Rob- inson for the second time in as many weeks when it faced Maryland on Nov. 4. For the Terrapins, however, the PSU defensive star's absence was no reprieve. The Nittany Lions' pass rush thrived without Robinson in a 51-15 blowout victory. Penn State kept Maryland quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa under heavy pressure throughout the after- noon. Although he found success when he had time to locate his receivers, completing his first 17 pass attempts of the game, he often didn't have much time to unload the ball. The Lions totaled 6 sacks, and they also forced turnovers on three consecutive posses- sions in the fourth quarter. Robinson, a Gaithersburg, Md., na- tive who spent his freshman year with the Terps before transferring to Penn State ahead of the 2022 season, made the trip to College Park even though he was listed on the Nittany Lions' pre- game injury report as being out of ac- Penn State was dealt a blow when star defensive end Chop Robinson suffered a midseason injury, but the Lions' pass rush is hardly a one-man show Ensemble Cast W W W . B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M G R E G P I C K E L | G R E G . P I C K E L @ O N 3 . C O M 3 0 D E C E M B E R 2 0 2 3 Redshirt senior defensive end Adisa Isaac has helped Pe n n St a te p i c k u p t h e slack with Robinson side- lined since being injured against Ohio State on Oct. 21. PHOTO BY STEVE MANUEL