EVANSTON, IL— Good teams win, great teams cover.
Penn State turned the ball over for the first time this season and trailed— twice— in the first half.
But not only did Penn State recover to beat Northwestern, it covered a four-touchdown spread, winning 41-13.
A 30-yard touchdown pass from backup QB Beau Pribula to Trey Potts in the game’s final minute put Penn State ahead in Vegas. Here’s what Twitter had to say about the latest Penn State win.
#WeAre https://t.co/dzhCjKekw1
— James Franklin (@coachjfranklin) September 30, 2023
10-10 at halftime was not what I was expecting, but 41-13 final score was more like it 👏🏻🤍 https://t.co/WVujXbuyyd
— Kate (@katiemae716) September 30, 2023
Stronger second half. We'll recap it Monday! https://t.co/sJQRaSm68r
— The Steve Jones Show (@SteveJonesPSU) September 30, 2023
Few thoughts:
1) #PennState covering is absurd and funny.
2) Defense was fantastic.
3) Offense woke up in second half, but started uninterested, and still a few concerning things with Ohio State a few weeks away. https://t.co/0WBBOTcVBP
— Jeff D. Lowe (@JeffDLowe) September 30, 2023
FINAL: Penn State 41, Northwestern 13
Lions have issues on offense. The score doesn't change that simple fact.
But when you can dominate defensively like PSU can, it means you really don't need explosive offense.
Yet.
Will it catch up to Lions at some point? That's the question.— Cory Giger (@CoryGiger) September 30, 2023
Trey Potts offensive POTW?
— Hardcore Penn State Football (@HardcorePSUFB) September 30, 2023
Trey Potts is a serious weapon
— PSU Everything (@PSU_Strong) September 30, 2023
Lotta Penn State fans stayed to the end at Ryan Field pic.twitter.com/uPO2WMXbv6
— Audrey Snyder (@audsnyder4) September 30, 2023
Must be nice to be breastfeed nothing but creampuffs lol. #PennState #NCAAFootball pic.twitter.com/Gr6tMl1PlW
— SEC football Nation (@SECfootballNat1) September 30, 2023
Penn State played it’s worse game in a while and still won by 28. Previous Penn State teams sneak away or lose these games.
— JM (@J_Mayer15) September 30, 2023
Always room to improve but good teams win, great teams cover. https://t.co/ky6kCy5viA
— storiesinthesoil (@jhoover9787) September 30, 2023
Shaping up to be a good year 💪💪 https://t.co/E4Hk2ST7CT
— Brian Alves (@BAlvesTrading) September 30, 2023
James Franklin says JB Nelson is fine, doesn’t have an update on Kaytron Allen.
— Ben Jones (@Ben_Jones88) September 30, 2023
Also just so we’re clear….USC WILL BE RANKED BEHIND PENN STATE IN THE TK POLL
— TK 🦁 (@PSU_TK) September 30, 2023
Weirdo https://t.co/HUeeIGpycN
— TK 🦁 (@PSU_TK) September 30, 2023
Dan Mullen defends Penn State.
If you play your “stub your toe game” and only allow 175 yards, that’s a good sign
— Hardcore Penn State Football (@HardcorePSUFB) September 30, 2023
This is the essence of being a Penn State fan. We do not get to be comfortable.
— MilesAway (@Miles361713784) September 30, 2023
Reading a few insane tweets about Vegas "rigging" Northwestern's loss to Penn State and I'm here to tell you that if you bet on Northwestern football that is absolutely your fault
— Mac Stone (@MacStone00) September 30, 2023
On to the next one….#WeAre https://t.co/y076yArLf9
— Courtney Walsh (@courtney_social) September 30, 2023
Can't believe PSU actually covered lol https://t.co/dflrnQ8Kwx
— Kyle (@puckandrally) September 30, 2023
I feel like an old grumpy man as I am very unsatisfied with this performance. https://t.co/3vFpDWllXH
— Hepner (@DanHep1) September 30, 2023
Next 3 weeks…
Bye
UMass
Ohio StateWe move.
— The Penn State Troll 🦁🧌 (@ThePSUTroll) September 30, 2023
Smallest non-COVID crowd for PSU under Franklin previously was 33,153 at Purdue in 2016,
— Mark Brennan (@MarkXBrennan) September 30, 2023
Sup QB 😎 @Packers pic.twitter.com/dIuHdbrSG1
— Penn State Football (@PennStateFball) September 30, 2023
Giving Allar a pass for this week. Not his fault he didn’t look great. Sean’s mere presence alone is still holding us back as an offense. Just go away man. https://t.co/al5JSPBgHz
— Logan Miller (@Logan_Miller_3) September 30, 2023
Liam Clifford’s brother was in attendance today 😉 @seancliff14 https://t.co/Jl2Ft7FWxE
— Dear Old State (@_DearOldState) September 30, 2023
FINAL: Penn State 41, Northwestern 13
Some things to work on during the off week. But the Nittany Lions pull away late. And yes, they covered again. pic.twitter.com/69rDDfC2mE
— Johnny McGonigal (@jmcgonigal9) September 30, 2023
