No. 4 Penn State overcomes slow start to beat Maryland 44-7 and advance to Big Ten title game
Drew Allar threw for a touchdown and ran for another score as No. 4 Penn State beat Maryland 44-7 and advanced to its first Big Ten championship game since 2016
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Drew Allar threw for a touchdown and ran for another score as No. 4 Penn State beat Maryland 44-7 Saturday and advanced to its first Big Ten championship game since 2016.
Nick Singleton ran for two touchdowns, Beau Pribula rushed for a TD and tossed a scoring pass to Tyseer Denmark, and star tight end Tyler Warren caught at TD pass for the Nittany Lions (11-1, 8-1 Big Ten, No. 4 CFP), who will face No. 1 Oregon for the Big Ten title in Indianapolis on Saturday with a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff at stake.
Penn State's path to the conference title game was cleared when Michigan beat No. 2 Ohio State 13-10 in Columbus, Ohio.
“We knew, but I didn’t say anything to the team," Penn State coach James Franklin said of the Michigan victory. “Actually, I did the opposite, I said Maryland, Maryland, Maryland, Maryland.”
