Penn State 59, Maryland 0: What happened and what we thought
Follow along as the Centre Daily Times writers Josh Moyer and Jon Sauber critique the Penn State vs. Maryland from Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium. Stay with us all evening and check back after the game for more from the players and coaches.
Penn State dominated Maryland on Friday night, winning with a score of 59-0.
First road game of the season #PSUvsMD #WeAre pic.twitter.com/3jvR3dqpDN
— Penn State Football (@PennStateFball) September 28, 2019
Keaton Ellis just decided that ball was his.
— Penn State On BTN (@PennStateOnBTN) September 28, 2019
The @PennStateFball defense still getting after it late in the fourth quarter. pic.twitter.com/Qx6d1S7qjy
PSU now leads 52-0. pic.twitter.com/Ju1w2YPfvA
— Josh Moyer (@ByJoshMoyer) September 28, 2019
Whiteout >>> Blackout
— Penn State On BTN (@PennStateOnBTN) September 28, 2019
The @PennStateFball fans came out in numbers at Maryland tonight. pic.twitter.com/K0qDTsoG4O
QB @SeanCliff takes his bow for the night with an impressive stat line: 26-31 passing w/ 398 yds & 3 TDs in the air. He also picked up 54 yds on 7 rushes & a score. @will_levis is in at QB.#WeAre pic.twitter.com/J195wRKcw3
— Penn State Football (@PennStateFball) September 28, 2019
Will Levis is in the game at quarterback for Penn State. #PSUvsUMD
— Jon Sauber (@JonSauber) September 28, 2019
Two-yard TD run by Journey Brown and Penn State now leads by 45. They're up 45-0 with 7:16 left in the third quarter. #PSUvsUMD
— Jon Sauber (@JonSauber) September 28, 2019
We spy lots of white in the crowd. Feels like home. #PSUvsMD#WeAre pic.twitter.com/M2b2HcKlge
— Penn State Football (@PennStateFball) September 28, 2019
Jordan Stout misses wide right from 52 yards out. Penn State still leads 38-0 with 10:55 left in the third quarter. #PSUvsUMD
— Jon Sauber (@JonSauber) September 28, 2019
A look at Maryland’s student section at the start of the second half.
— Josh Moyer (@ByJoshMoyer) September 28, 2019
PSU leads 38-0 pic.twitter.com/dARL2sQj85
A 21-yard Jake Pinegar field goal gets Penn State's lead to 38-0 at the half. #PSUvsUMD
— Jon Sauber (@JonSauber) September 28, 2019
Sean Clifford: 12-15, 221 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT.
— Josh Moyer (@ByJoshMoyer) September 28, 2019
Maryland's student section is thinning by the minute. Completely deflating first half.
PSU leads 35-0 with 3:04 left in the 2Q
.@McSorley_IX back on the #PennState sideline for a little Friday Night Lights action! #PSUvsMD#WeAre pic.twitter.com/kMFQdeFTxL
— Penn State Football (@PennStateFball) September 28, 2019
While the Nittany Lions are dominating on the field, it looks like the bars in College Park are starting to get dominated by Penn State alumni as well. Lions lead 28-0 over Maryland. pic.twitter.com/qGVycIODT4
— Centre County Report (@CentreCountyRep) September 28, 2019
Great play by Nick Cross, and that INT will be Sean Clifford's first of the season.
— Josh Moyer (@ByJoshMoyer) September 28, 2019
Clifford's passer rating has now decreased this game to 275.4 after the pick. (9-10, 166 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT)
Clifford gets picked off by Nick Cross. Maryland will take over at their own 30-yard line. #PSUvsUMD
— Jon Sauber (@JonSauber) September 28, 2019
Maryland last scored a touchdown against Penn State in the second quarter ... on Oct. 8, 2016.
— Josh Moyer (@ByJoshMoyer) September 28, 2019
.@Nbowers28 charges in for the score! @jpinegar10's extra point is good, and the Nittany Lions are ahead 28-0! #PSUvsMD #WeAre pic.twitter.com/UgDRKt9wkb
— Penn State Football (@PennStateFball) September 28, 2019
Maryland's Deon Jones has been ejected for targeting after the hit to PSU WR Justin Shorter.
— Josh Moyer (@ByJoshMoyer) September 28, 2019
PSU LB Micah Parsons was ejected earlier in the game, too, for targeting.
.@PennStateFball means business.
— Penn State On BTN (@PennStateOnBTN) September 28, 2019
: @ajonesi pic.twitter.com/E4XLS2YTxm
Tyrell Pigrome is in at quarterback for Maryland. #PSUvsMD
— Jon Sauber (@JonSauber) September 28, 2019
Penn State tacks on another score. This time it's Ricky Slade finding the end zone on a 3-yard rush. The Nittany Lions have scored 14 points off Maryland turnovers and currently lead 21-0 with 13:23 left in the second quarter. #PSUvsMD
— Jon Sauber (@JonSauber) September 28, 2019
End of the first quarter: Penn State leads Maryland, 14-0. #PSUvsMD
— Jon Sauber (@JonSauber) September 28, 2019
Clifford hits Chisena for a 40-yard completion down the sideline, even though Chisena was interfered with. Great concentration. #PSUvsMD
— Jon Sauber (@JonSauber) September 28, 2019
SWIPED by @ayeewonton!
— Penn State Football (@PennStateFball) September 28, 2019
Pick No. ️ for Penn State's defense! #PSUvsMD #WeAre pic.twitter.com/NTbtZV3IM6
Penn State LB Micah Parsons was called for targeting after hitting the QB late -- and he's ejected for the game.
— Josh Moyer (@ByJoshMoyer) September 28, 2019
Jesse Luketa will likely come in as his replacement.
Maryland OT Marcus Minor is walking off the field slow. And that's not good news for Maryland, which lost its starting RG two weeks ago and has limited depth left on the OL.
— Josh Moyer (@ByJoshMoyer) September 28, 2019
James Franklin said Tuesday that KJ Hamler needs more touches.
— Josh Moyer (@ByJoshMoyer) September 28, 2019
That 58-yard TD catch is the reason why. Oh my ...
PSU up 14-0 with 9:36 left in the 1Q. PSU has run 4 plays and gotten 2 TDs.
That was fast. Eight-yard rush by Sean Clifford and Penn State leads 7-0. #PSUvsMD
— Jon Sauber (@JonSauber) September 28, 2019
.@jan_johnson36 PICKS IT OFF!
— Penn State Football (@PennStateFball) September 28, 2019
Penn State ball. #PSUvsMD #WeAre pic.twitter.com/bpXuCJE7Id
PSU LB Jan Johnson records the easy INT, and it looks as if Maryland will be dinged for hitting Johnson OB, too.
— Josh Moyer (@ByJoshMoyer) September 28, 2019
Well ... that turning point didn't take long.
Jordan Stout kicks it into the end zone and we're underway here in College Park. #PSUvsMD
— Jon Sauber (@JonSauber) September 28, 2019
Mixed success with Maryland’s “Blackout.” #PSUvsMD #ViewFromThePressBox pic.twitter.com/ridnM6Vz6x
— Josh Moyer (@ByJoshMoyer) September 27, 2019
It's been nearly five years since the famous Handshake Snub before the @PennStateFball and @TerpsFootball game.
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) September 27, 2019
There was no such drama between rival fans before tonight's game in the tailgate lots. pic.twitter.com/pColOK9Pd0
Here at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium for tonight’s #PSUvsMD game. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. pic.twitter.com/DZLrLjdU73
— Josh Moyer (@ByJoshMoyer) September 27, 2019
This story was originally published September 27, 2019 at 7:36 PM.