Penn State made five trips into the red zone against Minnesota last November. Two of them resulted in touchdowns, but I’d like to take a deep dive into the other three, because I believe they were ultimately the difference in the game.
1st & 10 at the Minnesota 17 - 3:22 in the 1st Quarter
Trailing 14-10 near the end of the first quarters, the Nittany Lions quickly stormed into the red zone in three plays, thanks to a 39-yard run by Journey Brown and a 23-yard pass from Sean Clifford to KJ Hamler. But after a poor start to the drive, the Gopher defense stood tall.