No. 10 Penn State erupts in 2nd quarter, shuts out Kent State

Drew Allar threw for 309 yards with three touchdown passes to lead host Penn State to a 56-0 rout of Kent State on Saturday at University Park, Pa.Allar completed 17 of 21 passes and helped the 10th-ranked Nittany Lions (3-0) break open a close game with 21 points in the final 5:49 of the first half.Tight end Tyler Warren, who caught five passes for 50 yards and a touchdown, lined up at quarterback and found Nicholas Singleton open for a 17-yard touchdown to spark the quick barrage of points that turned a 7-0 edge into a 28-0 lead at the half.Allar found Liam Clifford for a 14-yard touchdown pass and ran for a 5-yard score on the ensuing drive.Singleton finished with 11 carries for 81 yards rushing.Kent State (0-4) lost its starting quarterback on the second play of the game when Devin Kargman was hit hard on a pass rush by Penn State’s Dani Dennis-Sutton. Kargman was taken off the field on a stretcher.JD Sherrod took over for Kargman and completed only 2 of 6 passes for 18 yards. Tommy Ulatowski also got snaps, going 0-for-6 passing.Penn State’s defense held Kent State to 65 total yards.

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