Daily News | Penn State starts off the season with a 35-31 victory over Purdue
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Penn State and Purdue traded blows all night in a season-opening, inter-conference heavyweight bout at Ross-Ade Stadium.
“Offensively, we were either three and out or drives for touchdowns,” said coach James Franklin. “We’ve got to be more consistent. We got to make more plays… And then really the same thing on defense. We had some chances for interceptions and big plays.” “I’m proud of what we did today,” Clifford said. “I think we have a lot to improve on, starting with myself. Fingers pointed right here. But I’m just happy to start 1-0 because you can’t go 2-0 without starting 1-0.”
True freshman quarterback Drew Allar was named Clifford’s backup earlier in the week. He made his Nittany Lions debut in the win. Allar completed 2 of 4 pass attempts for 26 yards, displaying a bit of previously unseen arm strength. Creating turnovers has been his hallmark. It only took one half of football for Penn State to force its first, courtesy of Zakee Wheatley, the “Takeover King.”
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