The Buckeyes (5-4, 1-0 B1G) and Nittany Lions (5-3, 0-1 B1G) faceoff at noon from Panzer Stadium. 16 Ohio State men’s lacrosse team meets No. “When we’re behind the sticks on offense, we’re not very good,” Fleck said.ADDITIONAL INFO: Ohio State Lacrosse Stadium | Men’s Lacrosse Tickets | Stadium Policies | Schedule | RosterĬOLUMBUS, Ohio – The quest for the 2023 Creator’s Trophy starts this weekend as the No. Minnesota took eight penalties for 52 yards overall. The Gophers jumped before their first offensive snap, one of five false-start penalties against them in the first half. The capacity crowd still had them on tilt. Minnesota won the opening toss, deferred and chose to defend the end zone farthest away from the rowdy 20,000-seat student section. It ended with Mohamed Ibrahim lunging in from 3 yards out. Minnesota closed the deficit to 17-10 by halftime as Kaliakmanis scrambled for yards to keep a nine-play, 90-yard drive going. He hooked up with Johnson for an 18-yard TD pass with no Gopher nearby on the next possession. He capped a seven-play drive with a 38-yard bullet to Warren over the middle, putting Penn State up 10-3 early in the second. The Nittany Lions turned both of theirs into touchdowns thanks to Clifford. The Gophers lost yardage on each of their next two possessions. Penn State responded with a 41-yard Jake Pinegar field goal, then its defense started pushing Minnesota back. The Gophers had to settle for a 35-yard field goal from Matthew Trickett for their only lead. That’s my fault 100% I’ve got to be better as the head football coach, period.”Įven with the notorious Penn State student section breathing down their necks, the Gophers turned a Penn State turnover into the game’s first points.Ĭlifford threw a deep ball into double coverage where it was picked off by Justin Walley and returned deep into Penn State’s territory. “I didn’t like how we played,” Minnesota coach P.J. Kaliakmanis threw a short touchdown pass to Brevyn Spann-Ford in the fourth quarter, but an interception by Ji’Ayir Brown in the third spoiled a good looking drive. Starting quarterback Tanner Morgan was ruled out with a head injury, leaving the offense to freshman Athan Kaliakmanis who completed just 9 of 22 passes for 175 yards. The Golden Gophers (4-3, 1-3) lost their third straight, this one amid difficult circumstances. “I thought we played a really clean game, to be honest with you.” “I thought that we had a rhythm,” said Clifford, who completed 23 of 31 passes for 295 yards. Nick Singleton added two touchdown runs and Mitchell Tinsley caught another Clifford TD pass for the Nittany Lions, who avoided falling further behind in the Big Ten East after losing badly at No. The rout was on when he lofted a deep ball to Parker Washington for a 35-yard score on Penn State’s first possession of the second half. The “white out” crowd cheered Clifford as he found his rhythm.Ĭlifford threw darts over the middle to tight ends Tyler Warren and Theo Johnson on back-to-back possessions in the second quarter to put Penn State (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten) up for good. “I think if you look around the country, there’s a lot of programs that would be super excited and happy about Sean Clifford being the quarterback.” “He’s a battler, he’s resilient and he’s tough,” Penn State coach James Franklin said. 16 Nittany Lions beat Minnesota 45-17 on Saturday night. By halftime, the Happy Valley crowd had changed its tone.Ĭlifford threw four touchdown passes in his 40th career start, Penn State’s defense forced seven punts and the No. Some wanted to see coveted freshman Drew Allar take over a struggling offense. A week after the worst game of his six-year career, a smattering of boos rang out from the 107,000 fans clad all in white when Sean Clifford was announced as Penn State’s starting quarterback.
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