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PLAYER OF THE GAMEQuarterback Trace McSorley met little resistance from the Georgia State secondary, con- necting on 18 of his 23 passes for 309 yards. As is often the case, McSorley contributed with his legs as well, carry- ing the ball three times for 24 yards and a score. Overall, he achieved a passer rating of 248.5, the second-highest of his career, and led the Nittany Lions to a dominating victory over the Panthers. PLAY OF THE GAMEFlushed out of the pocket, McSorley made like a baseball shortstop and threw an off-balance pass across his body to Saquon Barkley in the flat. From there, the Heisman hopeful running back went to work. Barkley made one Georgia State de- fender miss with a juke move before outrunning everyone on his way to the end zone for an 85-yard touchdown. BEST PASSBarkley's second explosive play in the passing game came on Penn State's very next offensive snap. He hauled in a perfectly timed pass from McSorley and turned it into a gain of 44 yards. Barkley finished with 142 receiv- ing yards and averaged 35.5 yard per catch. WORST PASS McSorley experienced a near-miss late in the first quarter when he tried to reach DeAndre Thompkins deep over the middle of the field. In- stead, he found a member of the Geor- gia State secondary. Ultimately, though, the ball fell harmlessly to the ground as the defender failed to make McSorley pay for the errant throw. BEST RUN On a night when Barkley's playmaking ability was on full display in the passing game, one of his under- studies stole the show on the ground. Miles Sanders took a handoff designed to go up the middle, and when Georgia State clogged that lane, Sanders bounced it outside and took off for a 29-yard touchdown rush to give the Nittany Lions a 28-0 lead with under nine minutes to go in the first half. BEST CATCHThe offensive fireworks didn't end when the first-team unit ex- ited the game. Saeed Blacknall scored Penn State's seventh touchdown of the night when he made an impressive re- ception in the back of the end zone, snagging a pass from Stevens over his left shoulder before falling to the JUDGMENT CALLS S E P T E M B E R 1 7 , 2 0 1 7 B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . c O M 4 D A V I D E C K E R T | B L U E W H I T E c O N T R I B U T O R The best and the rest from Penn State's victory over the Panthers

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