Halloween Scare For the Nittany Lions

While some people spend their Halloween scared of ghosts, ghouls and monster, Penn State fans and players had somewhat of a scare of their own on this Halloween day. 

Heavily favored going into their game with Northwestern, they found themselves tied 13-13 going into the fourth quarter. However, the fourth quarter would provide Penn State with many “treats” on this day.

Penn State scored 21 unanswered points in the fourth to defeat Northwestern 34-13, in a huge road victory for the Nittany Lions.

The first score came when sophomore running back Brandon Beachum scored on a 2-yard run.  The next two were big plays, as quarterback Darryl Clark connected with sophomore wide receiver Derek Moye for a 53-yard touchdown.  Junior Evan Royster provided a 69-yard run to the end zone to clinch the win.

So if this fourth quarter could be described as a treat for Penn State fans, it’s safe to say that what happened in Iowa was definitely a trick.  Iowa was trailing Indiana 24-14 to start the fourth quarter of its game.  However, like Penn State, Iowa exploded for 28 points in the final 12 minutes. As Penn State is sitting one game behind the Hawkeyes in the Big Ten standings, a loss by Iowa would’ve been huge for the Lions.

“It was nice to get the win today. It might not have been pretty the whole time, however a win is a win,” said Junior Andy K.  He also added, “It would have been very nice to see Iowa get beat today, but there’s nothing we can do about it. All we can do is keep winning.”

With three games left, the Big Ten race is very close.  At this point, it is hard to imagine Iowa losing two of its final three games to allow Penn State to become Big Ten champions. However, if PSU can win out, it still has a chance to play in a high caliber bowl game.  Happy Valley will be buzzing next week, as rival school Ohio State comes into town.  It’s going to be a good one!