Penn State Cruises Past Purdue in a 49-10 Rout

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The game was never a doubt in the No. 4 Penn State Nittany Lions (9-1, 8-1 Big Ten Conference) dominating 49-10 win over the Purdue Boilermakers (1-9, 0-8) at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Ind.

Most Valuable Tight End

For many teams, their “impact player” is most likely a quarterback, running back, or wide receiver. He wears No. 44 at Penn State and lines up at tight end. If you don’t know Tyler Warren’s name by now and you follow college football, you live under a rock. This afternoon, it was his game, and if the opposition lets him, he can take over a game like he did today in West Lafayette. Warren had 290 total yards—catching 8 passes for 127 yards and a receiving touchdown, and then had 3 carries for 63 yards and a rushing touchdown. While the “Tush Push/Brotherly Shove” has been one of football’s most unstoppable plays, the "Warren Keeper" from inside-the-5-yard-line has become almost as unstoppable for Penn State. 

Warren was quarterback Drew Allar’s most targeted player throwing his way 8 times. Allar completed 17-of-19 of his passes for 297 yards, 3 touchdowns and zero interceptions. It was a very efficient day for Allar who handled business last week against Washington (6-5, 4-4).

Backup quarterback Beau Pribula played the rest of the third quarter and all of the fourth quarter while Allar came out with a possible injury that will hopefully not linger.

Third Quarter, Best Quarter

The defense in the third quarter was big for Penn State in the win. Purdue was held to just 35 total yards. Penn State as a whole dominated Purdue outsourcing the Boilermakers 21-0. That quarter featured three Penn State touchdowns of over 40 yards. Tyler Warren's 48-yard touchdown run, Drew Allar’s 46-yard touchdown pass to Tre Wallace, and backup quarterback Beau Pribula ran for a 49-yard touchdown. 

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The Nittany Lions will travel to Minneapolis to take on the Minnesota Gophers (6-4, 4-3) for the first time since 2019—a game Penn State fans do not need a reminder of what happened on that fateful day. 

For Purdue, they’ll continue to search for some kind of direction that will leave the West Lafayette faithful optimistic for the future as they travel north to East Lansing, Mich. to play the Michigan State Spartans (4-6, 2-5).