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GAINING ALTITUDE
After some early turbulence, Penn State soars past Rutgers
People tend to bring up the lopsided history when
talk turns to the Penn State-Rutgers series, but all
James Franklin wanted this week was to go 1-0
against the Scarlet Knights.
He got his victory. Coming off of back-to-back
losses to Ohio State and Michigan State, the Nit-
tany Lions didn't indulge in any big-picture think-
ing. Instead, they zeroed in on Rutgers, and their
focused approach – along with their generally su-
perior recruiting – paid off. A?er a shaky first
quarter in which the upstart Knights pushed them
around on both sides of the ball, the Lions put the
hammer down and pulled away for a 35-6 victory
on Homecoming.
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Barkley vaults
over Rutgers
defenders
after taking a
lateral from
Hamilton
down to the
goal line. The
trick play set
up a third-
quarter touch-
down that
gave the Nit-
tany Lions a
21-6 lead over
the Scarlet
Knights.
Photo
by Steve
Manuel
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