Saturday, October 20, 2018 03:30 PM (ET)

McSorley's TD runs push No. 18 Penn State past Indiana

Field Level Media
Oct 20, 2018

Trace McSorley passed for 220 yards and ran for 107 more, including two crucial rushing touchdowns, as No. 18 Penn State ended a two-game losing streak with a 33-28 win at Indiana on Saturday.

The Nittany Lions (5-2, 2-2 Big Ten) trailed 21-20 in the third quarter before McSorley's scoring runs provided the winning cushion.

Indiana (4-4, 1-4) started Peyton Ramsey at quarterback as usual, but switched to freshman Michael Penix at times before Penix left in the third quarter with an apparent right knee injury on a play that knocked Penn State safety Garrett Taylor out of the game for targeting.

Ramsey passed for 231 yards and a touchdown. Stevie Scott ran for 138 yards and two touchdowns.

KJ Hamler's 58-yard return of the opening kickoff helped set up Miles Sanders' 1-yard scoring run for a 7-0 Penn State lead.

Indiana answered with a tying eight-play, 75-yard drive punctuated by Scott's 5-yard touchdown run.

A Penn State fake punt that fizzled gave Indiana a short field, setting up Ronnie Walker's 30-yard touchdown run for a 14-7 lead with 1:06 left in the first.

The Nittany Lions tied it at 10:08 of the second on a trick play, with Tommy Stevens throwing a 23-yard scoring pass to Pat Freiermuth.

A couple of Jake Pinegar field goals (27 and 32 yards) put Penn State up 20-14 midway through the third quarter.

On an 81-yard drive that included Penix's injury, Indiana took a 21-20 lead on Scott's 3-yard touchdown lunge with 4:01 left in the third.

Jonathan Thomas returned the ensuing kickoff 94 yards to the Hoosiers 5, and from there McSorley ran in untouched for a 26-21 Penn State lead. Indiana blocked the extra point try.

J-Shun Harris fumbled while returning a Nittany Lions punt, with Nick Scott recovering at the Indiana 32. That led to McSorley's 4-yard keeper for a touchdown and a 33-21 lead with 10:25 to play.

Ramsey hit Harris with a 21-touchdown pass with 49 seconds left to make it 33-28.

--Field Level Media

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