The Penn State Nittany Lions delivered another second-half win at Wisconsin, getting step-up performances from Beau Pribula and their defense.
"That was one of the prettiest and ugliest wins that we've had," Franklin told reporters at Camp Randall Stadium after the Nittany Lions'
Once again, Penn State frayed its own nerves early, basically spotting the Badgers 10 points with a few lapses and an improvised special teams play, losing three starters and running into walls with its running backs. But the Nittany Lions have been here before. They won a second consecutive road game in which theyQuarterbacks Drew Allar and Beau Pribula combined to complete 25 of 31 passes for 246 yards and two touchdowns. A pretty good day by itself.
Pribula delivered the throwing threat Penn State desperately needed to open the run game, which bloomed with him at the helm. Kaytron Allen looked reborn in the second half, Nicholas Singleton made a breathtaking one-handed toucdown catch and coordinator Andy Kotelnicki delivered another needle-drop: Allen's Wildcat touchdown in the second half was a thing of beauty, called and executed with timely perfection.
Wisconsin rushed for 81 yards, just 10 in the second half, and coach Luke Fickell pointed to first-down efficiency as a game-changer. The Badgers averaged 2.3 yards rushing per first-down carry, leading to issues on second and third down. Defensive tackle Alonzo Ford Jr. made two tackles for loss on the same series, helping mitigate Dani Dennis-Sutton's avsence, and safety Zakee Wheatley punctuated the win with a fourth-down stop.
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