Penn State Football: Game Balls for the Nittany Lions’ win over Indiana

On Saturday, Penn State Football traveled to Indiana to take on the Hoosiers in a game that felt like a must-win coming off a brutal loss to Ohio State in Happy Valley. The Nittany Lions looked to get back on track in today’s game, and boy, did they ever.

Penn State dominated Indiana and won the game by a final score of 45-14. This game was a complete route by the Nittany Lions and a massive confidence booster heading into their next game against Maryland.

As per usual, here are the game balls for Penn State Football from today’s game against the Hoosiers.

Offense – Kaytron Allen, RB

What a day Kaytron Allen had on offense. Allen played like an absolute monster today and had arguably the biggest day on offense. Heading into the second quarter, Allen broke the tie and gave Penn State the 14-7 lead on an 11-yard touchdown run. But, he was far from finished.

Later on in the second quarter with around five minutes left, Allen picked up another touchdown run, this time of six yards, extending the Penn State lead to 21-7. Allen’s third and final rushing touchdown of the day came with eight minutes left in the third quarter to extend lead to 31-7.

Allen finished the day in total with 18 carries on the ground for 86 yards and three touchdowns, his long was 12 yards on the day. However, Allen also provided a great deal through the air as well. He led the team in receiving yards with two receptions for 72 yards. Have a day, Kaytron Allen!

Defense – Kobe King, LB

Kobe King had a stellar day for the Penn State defense. Last game, King had just three total tackles on one solo and two assists. Coming into this game, King had 13 total tackles off of four solo tackles, and nine assists.

He nearly doubled his numbers today, leading his team on defense with eight total tackles. Out of the eight total tackles, five were solos, and three were assists. King also had a quarterback hurry and did a good job at rushing quarterback.

Special Teams – Jake Pinegar, K

Jake Pinegar had an absolutely stellar day for the special teams unit. Pinegar finished the game, hitting six of six extra-point attempts.  However, the biggest play for Pinegar came earlier on in the game, connecting with a big field goal to give the Nittany Lions the 24-7 lead.

This wasn’t just any other field goal though. This was a career-long for Jake Pinegar, as he connected with the field goal for 50 yards. This is a massive feat for any kicker, and Pinegar deserves the game ball because of his play today.