Penn State Football: game balls for the win over Purdue

Penn State Football: game balls from the win over Purdue

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN - SEPTEMBER 01: Joey Porter Jr. #9 of the Penn State Nittany Lions celebrates with a coaching staff member following the game against the Purdue Boilermakers at Ross-Ade Stadium on September 1, 2022 in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /

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Sep 1, 2022; West Lafayette, Indiana, USA; Purdue Boilermakers wide receiver Charlie Jones (15) attempts to catch the ball while Penn State Nittany Lions cornerback Joey Porter Jr. (9) defends in the second half at Ross-Ade Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports /

Defensive game ball – Joey Porter Jr. (CB)

After getting settled in, Joey Porter Jr. was as advertised at cornerback.

He finished the evening as not only Penn State’s leading tackler for the game with eight, but he also led the way with three pass deflections as he was draped all over Boilermaker wideouts all game long.

Plus, he came up with a fumble recovery that set up the Brenton Strange touchdown before halftime after Zakee Wheatley did an excellent job of knocking the ball free.

Penn State Football needed Joey Porter Jr. to play well to beat Purdue on Thursday night–he was even one of our key players vs Purdue–and he did.

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