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Penn State vs. Minnesota Position Grades

By Shane Lunnen

Oct 1, 2016; University Park, PA, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions tackle Andrew Nelson (59) rings the victory bell following the conclusion of the overtime game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Beaver Stadium. Penn State defeated Minnesota 29-26 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Matthew O
Oct 1, 2016; University Park, PA, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions tackle Andrew Nelson (59) rings the victory bell following the conclusion of the overtime game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Beaver Stadium. Penn State defeated Minnesota 29-26 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Matthew O /
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Oct 1, 2016; University Park, PA, USA; Penn State football players celebrate with the Governor
Oct 1, 2016; University Park, PA, USA; Penn State football players celebrate with the Governor /

Penn State provided a thrilling overtime victory Saturday over Minnesota, 29-26.  This was a big win for the Nittany Lions as a loss might have sent the season into a tailspin.

The Nittany Lions needed a comeback as once again in the first half they played very sluggish and were down 10 at the break.  However all they needed was a spark to propel the comeback and that came in the form Trace McSorley hooking up with redshirt freshman Irving Charles on a 80 yard touchdown.

That play got the crowd back into it and sparked a 17 point unanswered run by the Nittany Lions. But then the Gophers scored 10 straight points of their own, taking a 3 point lead with under a minute left and no timeouts left for Penn State.  It looked like it the Lions would come up short again, but McSorley was composed and led the Lions down the field, setting up Tyler Davis to tie it with a field goal.

In the extra frame, Minnesota got a field goal but Saquon Barkley would only need one play, taking it 25 yards to the house and causing Beaver Stadium to erupt.

A program can build of this type of win.  The Lions will have their chance to string together a winning streak next week as they take on Maryland.

Let’s get to some position grades this week.  Needless to say, much better than last week.

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