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QUICK GETAWAY
First-quarter surge carries Lions past Indiana
Penn State did a lot of things right
Saturday in its matchup with visit-
ing Indiana, as evidenced by the
final score: 45-14. It was the Nittany
Lions' most lopsided victory of the
season against a major-conference
opponent, and it featured some su-
perb contributions from the of-
fense, defense and special teams,
including a couple of dazzling mo-
ments from the human highlight
reel Saquon Barkley.
But it also raised a few concerns.
The offense struggled in the second
and third quarters, as Indiana was
able to creep back into the game
a?er surrendering four first-quarter
touchdowns. The Lions had trouble
getting Barkley into open space, and
when Trace McSorley tried to
throw, he o?en found the pocket
collapsing around him. Also, one of
the more ominous trends of Penn
State's season – its sudden and vex-
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Barkley didn't
have a big day
on the ground,
but he found
other ways to
make an im-
pact on Satur-
day. His 98-
yard touch-
down on the
opening kick-
off got Penn
State off to a
roaring start,
and the
Hoosiers never
recovered.
Photo by Steve
Manuel
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