Opening games of any season are always filled with surprises. With Penn State Saturday vs West Virginia, a slow start coupled with a lengthy lighting delay were about all the surprises Penn State could handle. In a contest that started at noon, finished at 6PM and felt like it lasted all day, Penn State came out on top vs the weather and West Virginia 34-12.
Drew Allar and Tre Wallace (117 yards) were money for the Nittany Lions in the 1st half. Allar continued to shine in the 2nd half and finished 11-17 for 216 yards. With the addition of the running game led by Nick Singleton (114 yards) in the 2nd half, PSU pulled away. The PSU defense was physical and flew to the ball all game. WVU only had 85 rushing yards for the game
Both teams started out slow with not much offense in quarter one
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On the first play of quarter two, Allar and Tre Wallace combined on a 50 yard pitch and catch
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On the next Penn State possession Allar hooked up with Ketron Allen from the 20 to make it 13-0
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The Moutaineers had back-to-back productive drives that ended in field goals. It was only a 13-6 lead for PSU heading into the final minute of the first half
But, Penn State saved the best for the last play of the 1st half. With time running down, Tre Wallace made an impossible grab going out of the end zone. It was 20-6 and then the sky opened up, the lighting crashed all around, and a 1 1/2 hour weather delay ensued.
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Penn State took the 2nd half kick and looked reenergized. It was a 40 yard vintage Nick Singleton TD to cap the drive and making it 27-6
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WVU did not give up. The Mountaineers quickly came back to make it 27-12. (2 pointer no good)
A 4th quarter TD from Beau Pribula to Tyler Warren capped the Penn State scoring
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Penn State opens it home schedule with Bowling Green next Saturday. WVU has a date with Albany at home.
