No. 8 Penn St. rallies to beat No. 6 Wisconsin 38-31

The Nittany Lions sophomore quarterback will need to continue to be careful with the ball against a Badgers defense that led the Big Ten in interceptions (21) this season. It beat Wisconsin and Penn State (the Nittany Lions went down especially hard), and the Wolverines have three wins against teams in the top 10 right now.

But No. 1 Alabama, No. 3 Clemson and No. 4 Washington made that decision easier with wins in their respective games, solidifying their positions as playoff teams.

The No. 6 Badgers (10-2, 7-2 Big Ten, No. 6 CFP) have limited opponents all season by setting a methodical pace with a grinding, physical running game.

The Lions entered the game at No. 7 in the College Football Playoff rankings and needed a victory to compete for a spot in the four-team College Football Playoff, which will start on December 31 and will decide the national championship. After the first four games when Penn State was 2-2, the odds-makers in Vegas gave Penn State a one percent chance of being here.

In the end, it was academic. The Nittany Lions are averaging 40.4 points per game during their eight-game winning streak and have been held under 24 points just once this season. But crazier things have happened.

Now they’ll have to settle for something far short of what they expected.

Franklin has been notably coy when it comes to injury information since he arrived at PSU three years ago, but he claims his week long insistence that Barkley is fine is not a front, something the Big Ten’s offensive player of the year backed up during a conference call with reporters back on Monday.

Since rebounding from a 39-point thumping against MI on September 24, Penn State (11-2, No. 7 CFP) has won every game, handed No. 2 Ohio State its only loss of the season and on Saturday rallied from a 21-point first-half deficit to end the Badgers’ six-game winning streak. That run featured seven points from Leron Black and five from Maloclm Hill, the start of huge games for both guys. It’s a disappointment, definitely, but the Badgers are still probably bound for a New Year’s Six bowl – likely the Cotton or the Orange. They also beat Colorado.

“We don’t look at it just this year”, he said. “We’ve been really good at striking back and we didn’t do that”.

Wisconsin, which gained 241 rushing yards, pushed back with a 10-play, 51-yard drive in the final minutes of the game, but Penn State stopped Clement on a fourth-and-1 to thwart any final attempt to tie the game. The Badgers moved to the Penn State 24, but, facing a 4th-and-1, Corey Clement was stuffed for no gain. Now it’s the battle of the Big Ten’s best going down December 3 at 8pm EST from Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, and we’ve got your online viewing details right here. They say you’re allowed to overcome early setbacks. And they lost to Minnesota, and then we had the.

UW’s roster features just one Pennsylvania native – redshirt freshman quarterback Alex Hornibrook.

At the very least, tonight’s game in Indianapolis will determine which team goes to the Rose Bowl. “It was a great, phenomenal season for everyone, really”. Sure, Trace McSorley leads the FBS in passing yards per completion at 16.17, but the threat Barkley poses for opposing defense’s has helped the quarterback exploit one-on-one matchups with receivers on the outside.

The circumstances are different in so many ways this time, starting with the fact the Penn State has more ground to make up than those Buckeyes and an extra loss on its resume.

“A lot of guys are down”, Watt said.