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remain the top dogs in the conference's pecking order despite what many believe to be head coach James Franklin's best team since taking over the Nittany Lions.Big-time players make big-time plays in big-time games. And that's exactly what Harrison did from start to finish during Saturday's hard-fought win over Penn State that inched the Buckeyes toward a berth in the Big Ten championship game.
Outside of Iowa, how many Power 5 programs can score a resounding victory over a conference opponent with a quarterback who completes just five of 12 passes for 39 yards and no touchdowns? Well, it's time to add Rutgers to that list following Saturday's 31-14 road win at Indiana.
This was the moment so many Penn State fans had waited for since Allar, a former five-star recruit and the top-rated quarterback in the 247Sports rankings, committed to the Nittany Lions on March 8, 2021. Allar's commitment signified what they hoped would be the end of good-not-great performances from signal-callers like— players who won plenty of games at Penn State but never quite nudged the program over the College Football Playoff hump — and replace them NFL-caliber output.
And there was so much bad on both sides of the ball. Michigan State's offense ran the ball 29 times for 49 yards, with starting tailbackaveraging 2.1 yards per attempt. The Spartans had two different quarterbacks throw interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown by nickelback, and failed to convert on three separate fourth-down attempts. The defense surrendered 21 completions on 27 attempts by McCarthy, who threw for 287 yards and four touchdowns in an easy night's work.
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