continued with a gritty 13-10 win at Minnesota in frigid conditions with negative windchills. The stunning turnaround for head coach Kirk Ferentz & Co. A victory over Michigan State in the finale would give head coach James Franklin his first 10-win season since the Nittany Lions finished 11-2 in 2019. Singleton also scored on a 100-yard kickoff return midway through the first quarter after Rutgers took an early 3-0 lead. The running back tandem of Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen - both freshmen - combined for 179 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries. Rutgers manufactured just 167 yards of total offense, including a measly 32 yards on the ground, where Penn State held its opponent to 0.9 yards per carry. The defense entered the weekend ranked 16th nationally in scoring at 19 points per game and improved that mark with another stellar effort. The Nittany Lions have won three consecutive games over Indiana, Maryland and Rutgers by 106 combined points after Saturday’s 55-10 thrashing of the Scarlet Knights. Week in and week out, Penn State proves it’s a class above everyone in the Big Ten not named Ohio State or Michigan. RJ Young reacts to the Wolverines surviving a scare against Illinois, wondering if the Wolverines are a playoff-caliber team. His primary backup, former five-star recruit Donovan Edwards, missed the win over Illinois with an injury. It’s hard to see Michigan hanging with Ohio State on the road if Corum’s movement is compromised by the ailing knee. McCarthy was exposed until the Wolverines orchestrated a last-ditch, game-saving drive to set up the winning field goal with nine seconds remaining. Without him, the inconsistent passing attack led by quarterback J.J. Shockingly, Corum was cleared to return for the second half, but removed himself from the game due to lingering discomfort, according to head coach Jim Harbaugh. He remained on the turf while receiving attention from the medical staff and then limped to the locker room under his own power. An entire stadium held its collective breath when Corum, who topped 100 yards for the eighth consecutive game, absorbed a low tackle along the sideline and immediately reached for his knee. There’s a good chance Michigan’s prospects for upsetting Ohio State hinge on the status of star running back Blake Corum, who exited the win over Illinois with an apparent left knee injury that severely handcuffed the offense. Stroud only accounted for one score, the running game propelled the Buckeyes to victory in the second half and pushed them to the top of this week’s power rankings. But skill players seem to grow on trees at Ohio State, and freshman tailback Dallan Hayden rose to the occasion with 27 carries for 146 yards and three touchdowns in the absence of Miyan Williams. He sported a walking boot on the sideline during the second half. Tailback TreVeyon Henderson (foot) returned to the starting lineup but failed to finish the game after aggravating the injury.
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