Penn State football Blue-White Game: Live Updates

Penn State Nittany Lions football is back inside Beaver Stadium for its annual Blue-White Game.

This year, though, the spring scrimmage takes on a twist. The Nittany Lions pit offense against defense — rather than the traditional Blue versus White. The game’s structure was altered in part because of a shortage of offensive linemen available for the Nittany Lions.

Follow along with Blue White Illustrated for updates on the action.

Eighth Drive

The final drive begins with Allar at QB on the defense’s 45-yard line. Allar runs for 12 yards on first down.

Allar is forced to throw the ball away on second down as he’s chased by Davon Townley Jr from behind.

A second-down pass is complete to Kaden Saunders on the outside and he picks up four yards.

Allar hits Saunders for eight yards to convert on third down.

Evans was open in the end zone on the right sideline but Allar overthrows him.

Beau Pribula enters the game for a little misdirection and he picks up a first down at the 7.

Pribula is sacked by Spencer Perry to extend the defense’s lead to 17-13.

Saunders hauls in a pass from Pribula setting up third and goal from the three.

Pribula hit Cross for a one-yard gain. Fourth and goal.

Pribula’s pass in the back of the end zone is incomplete and the defense wins 17-13.

Special Teams

Pinegar and Sahaydak are attempting some short-range field goals now. Sahaydak connected all of his kicks, while Pinegar missed from 49 yards.

Two-Minute Drill

The offense starts from its own 40 with Clifford at QB. Devyn Ford rushes for no gain on first down.

Clifford hits Lambert-Smith for 7 yards on second down.

Clifford carries himself for the first down and gets out of bounds at the defense’s 47.

Ford rushes for 14 yards on first down to the 33.

Clifford’s slant intended for Meiga is broken up on first down.

Ford carries for eight yards to set up third and two.

Clifford can’t hit Lambert-Smith on third down and PSU will kick a field goal.

Pinegar’s field goal is good from 43 yards out. It’s a 15-13 lead for the defense.

Seventh Drive

Pribula in for this drive starting at the 45. Singleton’s rush up the middle on first down goes nowhere.

Singleton stopped for a one-yard loss on second down.

SACK: Pribula is sacked on third down by Amin Vanover, extending the defense’s lead to 15-10.

Special Teams

More punts for Amor and Nwosu. Mitchell Tinsley back deep to field them this time.

Sixth Drive

Kaytron Allen begins the next series with an 11-yard run.

Kobe King stuffs Allen on first down for no gain.

Allen once again stopped for no gain by King.

Allen goes up the middle on third and long and picks up six. The Nittany Lions will kick a field goal.

Sander Sahaydak’s kick from 47 yards out is good.

Special Teams

Amor and Owosu each get punting reps in. Kaden Saunders back deep to return.

Seven-on-Seven

Beau Pribula stands in at QB for some more seven-on-seven action. His first pass is too high fro Omari Evans deep over the middle of the field.

Pribula’s second pass for Stahl is also overthrown.

Jaylen Reed does well to break up what looked like a big gain over the middle.

Pribula’s final pass of the period is dropped over the middle.

INTERCEPTION: Allar enters the game and is promptly interception over the middle by DeLuca. The defense leads 13-7.

Allar hits Dottin for two short gains in the flat.

Allar overthrows Evans deep down the left sideline.

Special teams

Pinegar and Nwosu take some kickoff reps with Singleton and Daequan Hardy back deep to return.

Fifth Drive

We start the second half in situational work as Singleton is stopped for no gain by Coziah Izzard.

Singelton is stopped for a gain of two by Nick Tarburton on second down.

Veilleux hits Tinsley for six yards on fourth-and-7.

Allen converts on fourth and short.

Veilluex’s attempt down the right sideline for Warren is overthrown.

Special Teams

We close the first half of the action here with some more punting from Amor and Nwosu.

Seven-on-Seven

More seven-on-seven work now as Clifford heads back in at QB. Lee drops his pass over the middle on the first play.

This time Lee reels it in for a gain of about 7 yards on a wheel route.

Clifford hits Brenton Strange for a gain of about 5 yards.

Clifford finds Lee in the right corner of the end zone for a touchdown, but it won’t count towards the team total.

Lambert-Smith gets into the end zone, too, on a crossing pattern.

Veilleux in at QB now. He finds Liam Clifford over the middle for a short gain.

Robbie Dwyer nearly intercepts Veilleux’s second pass.

Nice catch by Harrison Wallace III, who goes over Johnny Dixon to bring down a pass from Veilleux in the end zone.

Veilleux hits Singleton for a touchdown over the middle, then finds him on the sideline for a short gain.

Jerry Cross drops a pass in the flat with a chance to score.

Allar back in a QB now, and he hits Dinkins for a short gain.

Kaytron Allen reels in a checkdown pass from Allar on the sideline for a gain of 10.

Allar has settled in after a rough start. His next pass is complete to tight end Grayson Kline.

Nice play by Jeffrey Davis Jr. in the end zone to break up a pass into the end zone on the next play.

Allar hits Kaden Saunders for a touchdown and Beau Pribula comes back into the game.

More action for Saunders as Pribula finds him on the sideline.

Pribula overthrows Stahl in the corner of the end zone.

Pribula and Omari Eans can’t connect over the middle of the field.

Special Teams Work

Amor is back out there for some punting reps as Marquis Wilson fields them.

Fourth Drive

Allar hands off to Devyn Ford who picks up two yards as we resume 11-on-11 play.

Allar hits Dottin over the middle for a gain of 19 yards on his first completion.

The rookie quarterback rushes four a four-yard gain as the offense reaches the defense’s 45-yard line.

SACK: Allar is sacked by Dominic DeLuca, which puts the defense ahead 9-7.

Allar finds Liam Clifford for a short game on third-and-long. The defense now leads 10-7 after holding the offense off the board.

Seven-on-Seven

Beau Pribula passes deep to Mason Stahl who makes an over-the-shoulder catch for a big gain as we take some seven on seven reps.

Pribula can’t find an open receiver on the second play and is forced to throw the ball away.

Kaytron Allen reels in a pass from Veilleux for a five-yard game.

Pribula then hits Singleton in the left flat for a medium gain.

Drew Allar’s first rep is behind the intended receiver over the middle of the field.

INTERCEPTION: Omari Evans drops Allar’s second pass and it’s intercepted by Bobby Walchak. The score is tied at 7-7.

Allar’s next pass is off target over the middle of the field.

Allar looks for Stahl at the left sideline but Stahl can’t get a foot inbounds.

Third Drive

The drive starts at the 30 and begins with an overthrow by Veilleux.

The second play is blown up in the backfield for a loss of two yards by Smith Vilbert.

Veilleux throws toward Meiga in double coverage on third and long to no avail. The defense is awarded a further two points for the three-and-out.

Offense 7, Defense 4.

Special Teams Period

Barney Amor is the first punter to get some run for the Nittany Lions. The second rep goes to Nwosu. Keaton Ellis and Lance Dixon are the gunners.

Second Drive

The second drive starts from the 35-yard line. It’s the second-team offense and the second-team defense. The first play is a four-yard rush by Kaytron Allen.

Allen carries again on second down. He picks up another four yards.

Allen is stuffed on third-and-short and the drive comes to a conclusion.

The defense is awarded two points for the three-and-out, reducing the offense’s lead to 7-2.

Special Teams Period

Gabriel Nwosu gets the first kickoff rep for the Nittany Lions on the day. Penn State’s kicking team is called for offsides on the play.

The second rep goes to senior kicker Jake Pinegar.

First Drive

Keyvone Lee carried for five yards on the opening play of this period.

Lee carries again on the second play of the period and is stopped for no gain by Dvon Ellies.

Sean Clifford’s first pass of the afternoon is completed to KeAndre Lambert-Smith for a gain of 12 yards.

Lee rushes between the tackles for no gain. Kalen King made the stop.

Clifford carries for nine yards on second down before going out of bounds.

Lee goes between the tackles for a 10-yard gain on third and short. Kalen King with the stop.

Lee rushes again on first down around the right edge and he picks up eight yards. The offense is inside the red zone.

Malick Meiga reaches the end zone but it comes back due to a holding penalty on Lee.

Clifford overthrows Lambert-Smith in the end zone to bring up third down.

Lee’s rush on third-and-3 is short by a yard.

The offense goes for it on fourth-and-1 and Lee picks up the first down at the 13.

TOUCHDOWN: Clifford hits Mitchell Tinsley with a swing pass to the left and he powers his way into the end zone.

Special Teams Period

We start with a two-point conversion play. Nick Singleton carries it into the end zone.

The second two-point conversion attempt is complete to Jaden Dottin on a slant pattern over the middle of the end zone.

Jake Pinegar connected on both of his short field-goal attempts as we transition to special teams work.

Sander Sahaydak kicked both of his chip shot field goals through the uprights as well.

Pregame

2:00: The Nittany Lions are out of the tunnel and on the field. The Blue-White Game is moments away.

1:46: Penn State’s recruiting class is being introduced. Huge hand for five stars Drew Allar and Nick Singleton.

Penn State Blue-White Game altered scoring format

Penn State shared on Friday afternoon how the game will be scored.

It will be an offense versus defense scrimmage as opposed to the traditional blue versus white.

Players on offense will wear white jerseys, defense will wear blue, and quarterbacks will wear light blue. Penn State will break the scrimmage into eight different segments, a news release said. Special teams work will take place, as well.

Here is the scoring system according to a news release:

Defense

7 points for defensive touchdown

2 points for a safety

3 points for a fumble recovery

3 points for an interception

2 points for a 3 & out

2 points for a sack

1 point for forcing a punt

Offense

6 points for a touchdown

1 point for an extra point

3 points for a field goal

Penn State coach James Franklin previously told BTN what the priorities are for Penn State during the Blue-White game.

“Having an opportunity to continue to evaluate our roster, the quarterback position, running back position, some of our young linebackers that need a bunch of reps,” Franklin said. “We want to continue to be able to evaluate our roster, stay healthy, and then be able to go into the offseason with a really good idea of where we’re at. 

“I’ll set up individual meetings with all the players, give them the feedback that they need to work on, and the coaches will all hit the hit the road recruiting.”