Spartans force first three-and-out
Penn State caught a break after fumbling the ball on a first-down catch as the referees ruled forward progress was stopped. Two plays later, Trace McSorley was sacked basically at the line of scrimmage after some nice pressure by the Spartans.
MSU gets first down, nothing more
The Spartans started at their own 25 after a touchback and after a first-down catch by Felton Davis III, the offense couldn't get much going. Brian Lewerke nearly hit Davis III down the sideline for a big gain, but he had a rare drop on second down to set up third-and-long.