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HOLDING PATTERN
Defense comes up with key stops in victory over Panthers
A@er all this talk about offense, about the havoc
that Saquon Barkley, Trace McSorley and Mike
Gesicki had the potential to wreak, it was a defen-
sive score that ended Pitt's flickering hopes of
pulling off an upset against Penn State. Marcus
Allen went shooting into the end zone and dropped
Darrin Hall behind the goal line on a short pass in
the flat, giving the Nittany Lions a safety, a 30-14
lead and possession of the football with just under
six minutes to play Saturday at Beaver Stadium.
The Lions didn't produce their usual deluge of
offense and scored their fewest points since de-
feating Ohio State, 24-21, last October. But their
33-14 victory over the Panthers exorcised a few
demons and prevented Pitt from putting together
its first three-game winning streak against Penn
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Haley sprints
away from
Pitt offensive
lineman Alex
Officer after
intercepting a
pass in the
first quarter of
Penn State's
game against
the Panthers.
Haley's 42-
yard return set
up Penn
State's first
touchdown
one play later.
Photo by
Steve Manuel
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