STATE COLLEGE -- Penn State is rolling Akron as expected after 30 minutes of play at Beaver Stadium.
The Lions lead, 35-0, at halftime.
The lead was built first by DeAndre Thompkins 61-yard punt return touchdown, the program's first since Derrick Williams ran a punt all the way back against Michigan in 2008.
A short while later, quarterback Trace McSorley hit tight end Mike Gesicki for a 13-yard toss for a score, and later, the passer would run in from four yards out before back Saquon Barkley walked in from a similar distance and then again from 30-yards out near halftime to give the Lions their halftime margin
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