🦁 The Official Daily Newsletter For Penn State Athletics

Good morning! And HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all of Nittany Nation!

We know today will be full of turkey, pie, some backyard football, and then maybe another slice of pie, so we’ll keep today short and sweet!

Sweet…kind of like our third slice of pie!

🏈 Penn State football visits Rutgers on Saturday for a Big Ten contest and its regular-season finale. The matchup will be broadcast at 3:30 p.m. on Big Ten Network.

• Penn State meets Rutgers for the 35th time in program history. The Nittany Lions lead 32-2 in the all-time series, including 17-straight wins. PSU is 18-2 in home games. In 2023, the Nittany Lions earned a 27-6 win. Kaytron Allen rushed for 69 yards and two touchdowns. Penn State forced three takeaways, including an interception by Kevin Winston Jr. and fumble recoveries by Chop Robinson and Dani Dennis-Sutton. Robinson and Johnny Dixon both recorded a sack and a forced fumble.

• In Penn State's win over Nebraska, Ethan Grunkemeyer completed 11-of-12 passes for 181 yards and a touchdown. He became the first Nittany Lion to post a 90% completion percentage in 10+ passing attempts since Todd Blackledge went 10-of-11 at Syracuse in 1981. Eight of Grunkemeyer's 11 completions went for first downs and five went for 20+ yards. Grunkemeyer has completed 15 passes of 20+ yards on the year and currently owns the best all-time season completion percentage at Penn State (83-of-123; 67.5 %).

• Rutgers is 5-6 overall and 2-6 in Big Ten play after falling 42-9 at No. 1 Ohio State last Saturday. The Scarlet Knights tallied 147 total yards. Antwan Raymond rushed for 52 yards and a score. On defense, Rutgers combined for four tackles for loss, including 1.5 by Bradley Weaver. Bo Mascoe and Dariel Djabome each led the unit with nine tackles.

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