BWI Live: Penn State survives Bowling Green
Penn State football went the distance against an aggressive and confident Bowling Green team, but more explosive plays put the Nittany Lions over the top despite a shaky performance from the Nittany Lions defense. Join the BWI Live Postgame show as we discuss the ups and downs from the game. We’ll provide you instant feedback on what was happening to the Penn State defense that got shredded in the first half and what they did to fix the situation in the second.
BWI Live Postgame Show
It was an uneven day for the Penn State Nittany Lions during the team’s win over Bowling Green. The defense allowed 24 first-half points thanks to explosive plays and methodical drives from the Bowling Green offense.
However, the Nittany Lions offense did enough to keep the team even through the first two quarters. However, two interceptions by Tony Rojas and Zakee Wheatley changed the game in Penn State’s favor in the fourth quarter. After Wheatley’s big pick on third down, running back Nick Singleton followed up with a touchdown run of 41 yards for a touchdown to put the team up by ten.
Drew Allar explains his redzone interception
One focus of today’s show is the maturation of quarterback Drew Allar and running back Nick Singleton. Despite some uneven play from Allar in the third quarter, he had another efficient day. Through two games, Allar has tossed 420 yards on only 24 completions, or 17.5 yards per pass.
Meanwhile, Singleton has rushed for 233 yards on just 26 carries, which nets out to 9.0 yards per carry through two games. The Class of 2022 five-star duo has put on a show through two weeks of the season in new Penn State offensive coordiantor Andy Kotelnicki’s offense.
The one blemish so far came in the third quarter when Allar threw a red zone interception. He explained that play after the game.
“There’s going to be some plays I’m going to want to have back. Obviously, I had an interception. Honestly, it was a really good play by the DB. I thought it was going to be Cover 0. It looked like Cover 0. I was like ‘Alright, I’m going to give Trey a shot.” The corner that was to the field outside of Trey did a really good job of reacting to the throw in the air. So obviously, I’d like to have that back, see that quicker,” Allar said.
Join the BWI Live postgame show to get your thoughts in about the surprisingly close game and what you think happened to the Nittany Lions!
