Penn State logged its second rout in as many weeks — but a few underlying issues persisted in the Nittany Lions’ 63-10 win over Kent State on Saturday afternoon at Beaver Stadium.
Heisman Trophy candidate Trace McSorley accounted for 283 total yards (229 passing, 54 rushing) and 5 touchdowns. McSorley completed 11 of 22 passes, and his stat line would have been better if not for his receivers dropping perfectly fine passes. One mistake, the ball slipping through Miles Sanders’ hands in the flat, led to McSorley’s first interception of the young season.
Kent State added three points as a result of the turnover, cutting the Nittany Lions’ advantage to 21-10 with less than a minute to go in the first half.