Michigan 41, Penn State 17

 

Michigan 41, Penn State 17

Penn State suffered its first loss of the 2022 season Saturday, losing 41-17 at No. 5 Michigan. The No. 10 Nittany Lions were dominated during much of the afternoon and can now expect to fall in national rankings ahead of an Oct. 22 White Out game against Minnesota in Beaver Stadium.

Look back through our game updates for the moments that made the difference in Penn State vs Michigan...

Michigan 41, Penn State 17 (4th Quarter; 5:05) - The Wolverines are having plenty of fun at Penn State's expense. Donovan Edwards again finds the end zone, scoring on a three-yard run. He and Blake Corum have each surpassed 160 rushing yards with two touchdowns apiece. Meanwhile, freshman Drew Allar has replaced Sean Clifford at quarterback for Penn State. Clifford visited the medical tent and exited without his helmet, with the TV broadcasting indicating a potential issue with his right shoulder. This is Allar's fifth game appearance of 2022, burning his redshirt.

Michigan 34, Penn State 17 (4th Quarter: 11:00) - Michigan makes it a three-possession lead, and 18 unanswered points, as Jake Moody connects on his fourth field goal. Moody's 37-yard kick completes a 15-play, 48-yard drive that drained more than nine minutes off the clock. Blake Corum and Donovan Edwards are each over 130 rushing yards this afternoon.

Michigan 31, Penn State 17 (4th Quarter; 15:00) - The Wolverines will open the fourth quarter with possession at Penn State's 33-yard line, threatening to further expand its lead. Through three quarters, Michigan has largely dominated, out-gaining the Nittany Lions, 460 to 215 yards. Penn State has only six first downs, Sean Clifford has completed only 7-of-19 passes, and PSU running backs have combined for only 22 yards. Michigan is averaging 8.2 yards per carry.

Michigan 31, Penn State 17 (3rd Quarter; 7:20) - The Wolverines rushing attack strikes again. This time Blake Corum rumbles 61 yards for a score on Michigan's first play of a possession that followed a failed fourth-down attempt for Penn State. On the preceding play, Nittany Lions QB Sean Clifford failed to hit Parker Washington working toward the right sideline on 4th-and-6 from the Michigan 39-yard line. The last two Michigan plays resulted in touchdown runs of 61 and 67 yards, and the Wolverines have their biggest lead of the day.

Michigan 24, Penn State 17 (3rd Quarter; 11:12) - Points are starting to pile up in the Big House, where there is another lead change. Michigan running back Donovan Edwards races 67 yards for a go-ahead score, which is followed by a two-point completion from JJ McCarthy to Ronnie Bell. Edwards is now up to 116 yards on seven rush attempts, working as a supplemental piece with Blake Corum (22 carries for 93 yards and a touchdown).

Penn State 17, Michigan 16 (3rd Quarter; 13:15) - Penn State opened the second half with possession, and produced points. A 16-yard pass completion from Sean Clifford to Mitchell Tinsley was Penn State's first first down through the air today. Then, two plays later, Harrison Wallace hauled in another Clifford pass from 48 yards out. That pair of completions (which doubled Clifford's total in that department for the day) led to a 27-yard field goal for Jake Pinegar. Possessing the ball for 16-plus minutes less than Michigan today, Penn State owns a second-half lead in Ann Arbor.

Michigan 16, Penn State 14 (HALFTIME) - Michigan regains the lead via another short field goal from Jake Moody, who connects from 23 yards out. For the third time this afternoon, the Wolverines failed to produce a touchdown on a trip to the red zone. Defensive end Chop Robinson delivered a key stop against running back Blake Corum on a 3rd-and-2 rush from the five-yard line. Moody's kick came with four seconds left in a first half that saw Michigan out-gain Penn State, 274 yards to 83.

Penn State 14, Michigan 13 (2nd Quarter; 4:27) - Penn State suddenly has a lead on the road, despite early dominance from Michigan. Linebacker Curtis Jacobs snags a deflected pass from JJ McCarthy and returns it 47 yards for a touchdown. The Nittany Lions forced at least three turnovers in each of their last three matchups, and this was a particularly timeline takeaway as Michigan neared midfield and had scored on each of its first three possessions.

Michigan 13, Penn State 7 (2nd Quarter; 6:11) - Nittany Lions QB Sean Clifford supplies a much-needed spark, rushing for 62 yards on a 3rd-and-1 rush. It was a career-long run for the sixth-year senior, and set up PSU with first-and-goal from the four-yard line. On an ensuing fourth-down try from the one-yard line, freshman running back Kaytron Allen scores on a short rush. Penn State has run only 13 plays today, compared to 37 for Michigan, but this quick scoring drive gets them back into this one after a rough start.

Michigan 13, Penn State 0 (2nd Quarter; 8:29) - It's been all Michigan in this Big Ten battle. The Wolverines make it 3-for-3 in scoring on drives this afternoon, and this time that possession reaches the end zone. Running back Blake Corum scores on a run-yard plunge, which is already his 12th rushing touchdown of the season. Considered a midseason Heisman Trophy contender, Corum has 62 yards and a score on 14 carries. Michigan now has 13 first downs, while Penn State is still searching for its first after a pair of three-and-out punts.

Michigan 6, Penn State 0 (1st Quarter; 1:25) - Michigan has controlled the bar thus far but once again settled for a short field goal. A 13-play, 77-yard possession ends with a 24-yard field goal from Jake Moody. A 35-yard pass completion from JJ McCarthy to Cornelius Johnson got this series off to a hot start, but running back Blake Corum was wrapped up by Nittany Lions freshman linebacker Abdul Carter on a 3rd-and-goal toss from the five-yard line. Through nearly 14 minutes in Ann Arbor, Michigan is dominating in plays (22 to three), time of possession (11:27 to 2:08), and total yards (126 to eight), but failed to produce touchdowns on a pair of red zone trips.

Michigan 3, Penn State 0 (1st Quarter; 9:43) - Jake Moody completes the game's opening drive with a 29-yard field goal. Spurred by an early 15-yard personal foul called against Penn State cornerback Joey Porter Jr. for unnecessary roughness, Michigan marches 64 yards on 11 plays and holds the ball for more than five minutes, led by 26 yards on four carries for running back Blake Corum, who comes into this matchup with 120-plus yards in three straight matchups.