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Penn State Proves Too Much to Handle for Scarlet Knights

Rutgers suffered its fourth consecutive loss on Saturday, falling to a very good Penn State team 27-6 in Happy Valley to drop to 6-5 on the season. The Scarlet Knights…

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STATE COLLEGE, PA – NOVEMBER 18: Tyler Warren #44 of the Penn State Nittany Lions runs after a catch as Robert Longerbeam #7 of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights defends during the first half at Beaver Stadium on November 18, 2023 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)

Rutgers suffered its fourth consecutive loss on Saturday, falling to a very good Penn State team 27-6 in Happy Valley to drop to 6-5 on the season.

The Scarlet Knights jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first quarter, but couldn't muster enough offense against the Nittany Lions, who held RU to just 229 yards of offense and forced three Rutgers' turnovers.

Penn State grabbed a 7-3 lead when Kaytron Allen plowed into the end zone from two yards out in the early stages of the second quarter to cap an impressive 15-play, 75 yard drive.

On Rutgers next possession, quarterback Gavin Wimsatt fumbled the ball into the hands of PSU's  Dani Dennis-Sutton.  Rutgers was able to hold Penn State to a field goal, making it a 10-3 contest.

Give Rutgers defense credit. With the Nittany Lions in a transition offensively after the stunning firing of Offensive Coordinator Mike Yurcich, they kept the Scarlet Knights in the game. Penn State struggled to get going offensively as Rutgers defense held them to two punts, a turnover on downs and a fumble in the middle of the ballgame.

By the late stages of the third quarter, Rutgers was still in the mix trailing only 13-6 with 5:32 to go in the third quarter.

However, on a second and six at the Penn State 47-yard line, Wimsatt was strip sacked in a play that turned out to be the game deciding moment. The Nittany Lions responded by turning to Kaytron Allen who gashed Rutgers for 31 yards on five carries, including a three-yard score that make it 20-6 with 14:14 to go in the game.

With the loss Rutgers falls to 6-5 on the year. The regular season comes to a conclusion next Saturday at 3:30 when Rutgers hosts Maryland.

Rutgers Celebrates Military Appreciation Day And Takes on Ohio State

Players making the walk to the stadium!

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Time to chop!

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Rutgers AD getting game ready!

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Military appreciation day at Rutgers!

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Fox Sports in front of the Rutgers ferris wheel!

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Fox Sports on the boardwalk!

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Fox Sports all over Rutgers!

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The calm before the storm!

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Getting ready for an eventful day!

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All ready to go for the live broadcast!

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Come check out the Fox Sports tents at Rutgers!

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Come see Fox Sports at Rutgers!

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The Marines holding the Fox Sports sign!

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Food trucks on the Rutgers boardwalk!

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Come to the Fox Sports tents for cool prizes!

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The boardwalk is open!

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Rocking out before the game!

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Troops led the parade!

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Troops marching on the boardwalk!

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Ready to chop!

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Ready to see the team make the walk!

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Huge thank you to all who have served!

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R U ready?!

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The dance team hypes up the crowd!

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Coach Schiano leads his players to the stadium

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Marching band marching to the field!

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Cheerleaders march in the parade!

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Players arriving at the stadium!

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The boardwalk after the parade!

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It's always a good time at the Fox Sports tent!

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A fan won a t-shirt!

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More interviews with the troops!

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The troops love Fox Sports!

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Interviews with the troops!

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Always supporting the troops!

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A quick workout before the game!

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Military Appreciation Day!

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Michael Cohen is the News and Sports Director at Fox Sports Radio New Jersey and Magic 98.3 FM, as well as a radio production assistant with Fox and Magic in New Jersey. He started his career in Somerset in 2018 initially as a news fill-in at WCTC 1450 AM, and soon moved up to higher responsibilities in the ensuing years, assuming News & Sports Director title in 2021Prior to his time with Fox Sports New Jersey, Michael was play-by-play voice for New Jersey Jackals baseball, and as well as play-by-play and color for the College of Staten Island basketball (men and women), softball and baseball. Michael began his career as a news and sportswriter with the Jersey Journal of Hudson County.