Bowling for Nittany Lions – Philadelphia Sports Nation

On Saturday, Bowling Green Gave Penn State All That It Could Handle.

Nearly three hours before Northern Illinois defeated #5 Notre Dame 16–14 in regulation on Saturday, the Nittany Lions escaped a hard-fought game at Beaver Stadium against Bowling Green with a 34–27 victory.

Nearly twenty-four hours after the Eagles took the field at Corinthians Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil to play the Green Bay Packers — close to 107,000 fans packed into Beaver Stadium for the home opener of Penn State Football vs. Bowling Green. What they saw during the first three quarters was a Bowling Green Football Program giving the Nittany Lions all that they could handle.

Bowing Green opened the scoring when Connor Bazelek passed to Fannin Jr. for a six-yard score. After Drew Allar answered with a five-yard run for PSU — Bazelak connected with Johnson Jr. for a fifteen-yard score to take a 17–7 Bowling Green lead. Penn State’s comeback included eight receptions for 146 for PSU Tight End Tyler Warren (a Penn State record,) a fourteen yard touchdown pass from Allar to Nick Singleton in the third quarter, and a second quarter touchdown pass from Allar to Omar Evans.

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During a frustrating day for Penn State quarterback Drew Allar and with 5:15 left in the fourth quarter, Bowling Green quarterback Connor Bazelek and Bowling Green took the ball on their own fourteen yard line down 27–24. But on 3rd and long, Penn State came up with the interception when Bazelak overthrew his receiver and Zakee Wheatley intercepted the pass. On the very next play, Nick Singleton blasted right through the Bowling Green defense for a 41-yard touchdown.

Before the beginning of the fourth quarter, a sea of white at Beaver Stadium broke into an Eagles chant. 

Hey, the Nittany Lions are now 2–0 and the Eagles are 1–0. It’s a good month for Pennsylvania football.