Penn State Sports Magazine
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PLAYER OF THE GAME Michigan State sophomore quarterback Brian Lewerke was a marvel on Saturday, both before and after a rain delay of more than three hours. Completing 33 of 56 passes for 400 yards and two touch- downs, the Spartan signal-caller made play after play in guiding his team to the win. PLAY OF THE GAMESetting up for a 34-yard field goal with just four sec- onds left in the game, Michigan State kicker Matt Coghlin sent his attempt sailing through the night sky to deliver a 27-24 win for the Spartans. BEST PASS Lewerke's highlight reel for the afternoon was a "pick one" type of a scenario for this category. In the spirit of narrowing it down to one, though, his 14-yard completion to Fel- ton Davis III early in the fourth quarter proved to be an important one. Con- necting with his reliable wideout, Lew- erke set up the field goal that would even the score at 24-24 with 10:56 left to play in the game. BEST RUNNeither team was able to do much on the ground, combining for just 139 yards, so this category can go to the actual on-field sprint of DeAndre Tompkins in the third quarter. Blazing down the field, Thompkins hauled it in and completed the 70-yard passing touchdown. The score gave the Nittany Lions a 24-21 lead to end the third quar- ter. BEST CATCHTrailing the Lions late in the first half, Lewerke's double play ac- tion opened room for a streaking Davis up the sideline. Outrunning Penn State's Christian Campbell, Davis laid out as his body crossed the goal line, hauling the ball in to even the score at 14-14 before heading back to the locker room. WORST DROPThis was one that De- Andre Thompkins just had to have. With Penn State facing fourth-and-3 at the Michigan State 31-yard line with an opportunity to take a late lead, the Nit- tany Lion wideout found himself the target of a Trace McSorley bullet. In po- sition to make the play, Thompkins simply couldn't haul it in. Penn State JUDGMENT CALLS N O V E M B E R 4 , 2 0 1 7 B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . c O M 4 N A T E B A U E R | N B A U E R @ B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . c O M The best and the rest from Penn State's defeat at Michigan State