Penn State vs Rutgers Game Grades

Sep 13, 2014; Piscataway, NJ, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions running back Bill Belton (1) drags Rutgers Scarlet Knights linebacker Quentin Gause (50) across goal line as offensive tackle Andrew Nelson (59) signals a go ahead touchdown at High Points Solutions Stadium. Penn State Nittany Lions defeat the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 13-10. Mandatory Credit: Jim O’Connor- USA TODAY Sports

Though it wasn’t pretty on Saturday night, the Penn State Nittany Lions moved to 3-0 under head coach James Franklin. Trailing the entire game at Rutgers, the Nittany Lions had to rely on another late drive led by sophomore quarterback Christian Hackenberg. The Nittany Lions ultimately defeated the Scarlet Knights by a score of 13-10.

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With the offense struggling to find consistency again, it was the defense that played solid and kept Penn State in the game. The Nittany Lions recorded five interceptions and really shut Rutgers down in the second half, making it extremely difficult for the Scarlet Knights to move the ball down the field.

Although the coaching staff won’t be happy about a lot of things on the tape, one thing is certain – the Nittany Lions are undefeated and currently reside at the top of the Big Ten East division.

In this week’s installment of a VBR weekly series, we have assigned grades to each Penn State position group. Feel free to chime in with any and all of your agreements and disagreements!