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Penn State extended that lead to 34-17 before Blough connected with DeAngelo Yancey for a 62-yard touchdown reception. Penn State recovered and scored two plays later on Andre Robinson's 4-yard run. Later in the quarter, Purdue forced a punt, but newly installed returner Bilal Marshall dropped the return attempt. Three plays later, Nittany Lions quarterback Trace McSorley found Chris Godwin for their second touchdown and a 24-17 lead.

Penn State walk-on linebacker Brandon Smith intercepted Blough on the third play of the second half. Instead, the Boilermakers pushed their Big Ten-worst turnover total to 20, and the game quickly turned in favor of the Nittany Lions. Purdue received the opening kickoff of the second half with a chance to break a 17-17 tie. Our guys fought and played their hearts out in the first half, and again, when things went the other way we just did not do that." "The first thing you've got to do is take care of the football, and we've also go to own what happened in the second half," Purdue interim coach Gerad Parker said. "Nobody will take it more personal than I will.

Similarly, the Boilermakers could not sustain a strong first half last week at Nebraska, where they led 14-10 at halftime before falling 27-14. Purdue turned the ball over four times in the second half while totaling 131 offensive yards and converting 3 of 10 third-down tries. Instead, Penn State proved emphatically its upset of then-No. Taking a 17-17 tie into halftime, Purdue seemed poised to build toward something positive, even in loss. Sparked by third-quarter takeaways and a dynamic running back, Penn State pulled away for a 62-24 victory in front of 33,157 at Ross-Ade Stadium. Again, an increasingly beat-up roster couldn't sustain that fire into the second half. That next step - matching the Big Ten Conference's most talented teams for 60 minutes - remains well out of reach.įor the second straight week, Purdue football gave a ranked opponent all it wanted in the first half. WEST LAFAYETTE - One week removed from a first-half rebirth, Purdue football sought the next step Saturday against Penn State. Purdue turned the ball over four times, running its Big Ten-worst total to 20.Penn State running back Saquon Barley totaled 277 rushing and receiving yards.Penn State's 62 points are the most scored by a Purdue opponent at Ross-Ade Stadium.