Penn State Sports Magazine
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P O S T G A M E R E P O R T W E E K 5 INDIANA 44, PENN STATE 24 COLLISION COURSE Glenn Carson led the Nittany Lions with 10 tackles, but they couldn't stop Indiana's offensive attack. THE GAME AT A GLANCE GOOD NEWS Christian Hackenberg showed promise, and Allen Robinson continued his campaign as one of the country's best receivers. But PSU needed more than just those two to get past the Hoosiers. Steve Manuel Seeing red Hoosiers outgun Lions for first-ever win over PSU MATT HERB | BAD NEWS Penn State couldn't stop the Hoosiers' vaunted passing attack and it had even more trouble against the run. That highly criticized Indiana rush defense? It came to play, too, and limited the Lions to just 70 yards. The fourth-quarter safety was icing on the cake for Indiana. m at t @ b l u e w h i t e o n l i n e . c o m THE TAKEAWAY Indi- BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Which was worse: the fourth quarter, in which Penn State was outscored 23-7, or the first, in which the Nittany Lions held the ball for 11 minutes without scoring a single point? There were cases to be made for both following the Lions' 44-24 loss to Indiana on Saturday. The first quarter was one big missed opportunity, as the Lions came away empty despite running 29 plays. And the fourth quarter? Ugh. It began with a 2-yard touchdown run by Tre Roberson to give o c t o b e R 5 , Indiana a 28-17 lead and went downhill from there, at least as far as the Lions were concerned. But distinguishing bad from worse in the aftermath of the most lopsided loss of the Bill O'Brien era was not the kind of undertaking players wanted to indulge in following the game, which dropped Penn State's record to 3-2 and 0-1 in the Big Ten. "I'd say the worst part about today was just the loss, guard John Urschel said. "I don't think you " can talk about the low point right now. It's a loss. Indiana beat us. " 2 0 1 3 1 b l u e w h i t e o n l i n e . c o m ana's prolific offense was everything it was made out to be – and maybe more. Twice this season PSU has been picked apart by dynamic passinng attacks. Time to tighten up before facing the upper echelon of the Big Ten.