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P O S T G A M E R E P O R T W E E K 2 P E N N S T A T E 2 7 , B U F F A L O 1 4 S e P T e M b e R 1 2 , 2 0 1 5 b l u e w h i T e o n l i n e . c o M THE GAME AT A GLANCE GOOD NEWSSaquon Barkley enlivened what had been a slog of a game, averaging 9.6 yards on his 12 second-half carries. It was his first home game at Penn State, and it set the stage for what could be a very exciting career BAD NEWS At the risk of invoking Capt. Ob- vious, the potential loss of Andrew Nelson for any length of time would pose big prob- lems for Penn State's offensive line, espe- cially with the Big Ten opener looming next week. THE TAKEAWAY Well, it was a win. Buffalo may not be the biggest name on Penn State's schedule, hav- ing never defeated an FBS opponent, but the Nittany Lions are in no position to be choosy. They'll hap- pily take this victory and the shot of self- confidence that comes with it and look to build on it next week against Rutgers. 1 RUNNING FREE Barkley fueled Penn State's sec- ond-half surge with 115 rushing yards. Photo by Steve Manuel M A T T   H E R B | M A T T @ b l u e w h i T e o n l i n e . c o M BULL RUN PSU pulls away from Buffalo in a soggy home opener It cost his team 15 yards, but can you really blame DaeSean Hamilton for giving the ball an enthusiastic spin a@er scoring on a 5-yard pass in the fourth quarter Saturday against Buffalo, a gesture that drew an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for excessive celebration? Probably not. The Nittany Lions had finally put it all together on the four-play touchdown drive, which included a couple of dazzling runs by freshman running back Saquon Barkley and gave the team some breathing room in what would be- come a 27-14 victory over the Bulls. "I'm proud of the guys," coach James Franklin said. "I'm proud of the guys for persevering, for sticking together, for having each other's back and finding a way to get it done."

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