Penn State football score

The Penn State football made its first regular-season trip into SEC territory since 2010 for a Saturday afternoon showdown scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET at ...

Auburn 3, Penn State 0 - 1st Quarter (8:20): Auburn took advantage of the turnover on downs, picking up 33 yards in nine plays. Finley extended the drive twice on third down with his arm (24-yard pass to Landon King) and his legs (18-yard run) but the Tigers again hit a wall near the goal line. Penn State 31, Auburn 12 - 4th Quarter (14:27): The Tigers score their first touchdown of the game when Jarquez Hunter reaches the end zone on a 22-yard catch-and-run from QB Robby Ashford, who has worked in for T.J. Nittany Lions quarterback Sean Clifford tried to pick up a first down with his legs on 3rd-and-long but was stopped one yard shy of the marker via a violent collision with linebacker Owen Pappoe. Penn State 7, Auburn 6 - 2nd Quarter (6:59): Tigers kicker Anders Carlson converts again, this time on a 22-yard field goal. Penn State 41, Auburn 12 - 4th Quarter (5:21): Jake Pinegar hits his second field goal of the day, this time from 22 yards out. Freshman Nick Singleton got the start at running back for PSU, and has produced six yards on two carries. The senior QB also has a rushing TD and 117 yards passing on 9-of-11 passing. Penn State leads the turnover battle, 2-0. Penn State 14, Auburn 6 - Halftime: Chop Robinson sacks Tigers QB T.J. Singleton got his first career start and has produced 68 yards and a score on seven carries. Penn State improved to 3-0 on the 2022 college football season Saturday with an emphatic 41-12 victory at Auburn.

A key Big Ten vs. SEC nonconference matchup on CBS is the highlight of college football's Week 3 slate.

For Auburn, last year's starting QB [Bo Nix](/college-football/players/3121193/bo-nix/) is now at [Oregon](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/OREG/oregon-ducks/), and the team's leading receiver that night, [Kobe Hudson](/college-football/players/3161851/kobe-hudson/), transferred to [UCF](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/UCF/ucf-knights/). While Penn State has the bigger win of the two teams, the Nittany Lions didn't look great on the road against Purdue. Finley](/college-football/players/3162440/t-j-finley/) won the offseason QB competition over [Zach Calzada](/college-football/players/3121158/zach-calzada/), but he hasn't done much to hold onto the job through the first two games. [college football](/college-football) picks can you make with confidence in Week 3, and which favorites will go down hard? Don't be surprised if Penn State sends Allar out for a series to give the Auburn defense a different look at some point Saturday. While Penn State opened its year with a road game against conference foe [Purdue](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/PURDUE/purdue-boilermakers/), Auburn has played games against [Mercer](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/MERCER/mercer-bears/) and [San Jose State](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/SJST/san-jose-state-spartans/). However, that doesn't mean Clifford is the only Penn State QB we're likely to see. Clifford took over the starting job in 2019 and is now in his fourth season. The Nittany Lions won last year's game 28-20, but a lot of that game's key players won't be there this weekend. The Nittany Lions won that game to improve to 3-0 and would reach 5-0 before losing six of their last eight games. [Sean Clifford](/college-football/players/2868998/sean-clifford/) returns after throwing for 280 yards and two touchdowns in last year's game, but his favorite target, Jahan Dotson (10 catches, 78 yards, TD), is gone. The Nittany Lions were 2-0 last year with a road win over

Auburn, Ala. — It's game day again for Penn State football. The Nittany Lions arrived on Friday for today's non-conference matchup with Auburn.

There’s 8:20 left in the first quarter. 3:39: Penn State lost the toss. [Abdul Carter](https://www.on3.com/db/abdul-carter-146124/) forced the fumble. [Sean Clifford](https://www.on3.com/db/sean-clifford-105366/) ran in from seven yards out on a designed play. He hobbled off without assistance at the 8:10 mark of the first quarter. Two big completions to [Mitchell Tinsley](https://www.on3.com/db/mitchell-tinsley-90024/), including one that took the Lions to the Auburn seven, highlighted the drive. There’s 6:59 left in the second quarter. There’s 1:46 left in the half. That ends the first quarter. [Jonathan Sutherland](https://www.on3.com/db/jonathan-sutherland-64941/) recovers an Auburn fumble. [Auburn](https://www.on3.com/teams/auburn-tigers/). It’s 36-12 in favor of the Nittany Lions.

Penn State football beat the Auburn Tigers Saturday evening in Jordan-Hare Stadium in Alabama. The Nittany Lions are now 3-0 on the season after the 41-12 ...

Auburn is not the highest end SEC opponent, but the Tigers were still a good bar for Penn State to clear as a good but not great opponent from a great conference. The Nittany Lions kept up the defensive pressure early in the second half. The scoring for the first half ceased from there, with the Nittany Lions taking a 14-6 lead into the game’s final 30 minutes. Penn State answered with another long drive, marching down the field and eating up most of the first half clock in the process. The Nittany Lion defense did its job early in the game, limiting Auburn to a field goal after a failed fourth down by Penn State’s offense gave the Tigers the ball. The Tigers responded with a quick stop and began their own march down the field.

The Nittany Lions earned their biggest win of the young season with a combination of their attacking defense and rising run game. That Manny Diaz pressure ...

On offense, expect the Penn State receivers to have lots of catch-and-run opportunities if QB Sean Clifford is accurate and quick in his reads. The Auburn Tigers just might be the right place to start. Most recently, The Lions held tough in close to make the Tigers settle for a second field goal. They found little room to maneuver against the Lions' starters and top backups. They will have the opportunity to make big plays and shine near scrimmage. TJ Finley bailed out Auburn a couple of times with big runs up the middle. The transfer QB came into the day with more interceptions than touchdown passes and a twinge in his shoulder. The Lions did adjust and began bringing more heat and breaking through before halftime. The pair combined for 19 runs and 176 yards on the ground and a stunning four scores. And the Lions' long-struggling offensive line and run game took advantage. He took it 53 yards down the sideline to set up his own score two plays later. Allen rotated in to run 9 more times for 52 more yards and two scores.

The No. 23 Nittany Lions face the Tigers in an Big Ten-SEC showdown.

A mobile Sean Clifford is a good Sean Clifford: In Penn State's season-opener against Purdue, Clifford was wearing a knee brace on his left knee and took a hit to the leg in the first half. Yes, it got Penn State, but at least the game was at home. Instead, Auburn won its first two games but looked mediocre in its 24-16 win over San Jose State, and now it suffered a blowout loss to Penn State. That should help Penn State avoid the kind of collapse it suffered during the second half of the 2021 season. He had a 54-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, his second gain of at least 50 yards in the game. Robby Ashford replaced him in the third quarter and completed 10 of 19 passes for 144 yards, but nearly half those yards came in garbage time on the final possession of the game. For the rest of the night, he was essentially a statue in the pocket. Clifford is not a good enough passer, nor is Penn State's offensive line strong enough for the Nittany Lions offense to thrive that way. Auburn falls to 2-1 after missing out on the chance to exact revenge for last season's 28-20 loss in State College, Pennsylvania. Penn State finished drives and took care of the football. The game was not only as lopsided as the final score seemed, it was the first time Auburn lost a home game by 28 points or more since 2012 22 Penn State was relentless in crushing Auburn 41-12 at Jordan-Hare Stadium as the Nittany Lions took control in the second half and never let up.

Penn State pulled off an easier-than-it-should-have-been road victory over Auburn.

A mobile Sean Clifford is a good Sean Clifford: In Penn State's season-opener against Purdue, Clifford was wearing a knee brace on his left knee and took a hit to the leg in the first half. Yes, it got Penn State, but at least the game was at home. Instead, Auburn won its first two games but looked mediocre in its 24-16 win over San Jose State, and now it suffered a blowout loss to Penn State. That should help Penn State avoid the kind of collapse it suffered during the second half of the 2021 season. He had a 54-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, his second gain of at least 50 yards in the game. Robby Ashford replaced him in the third quarter and completed 10 of 19 passes for 144 yards, but nearly half those yards came in garbage time on the final possession of the game. For the rest of the night, he was essentially a statue in the pocket. Clifford is not a good enough passer, nor is Penn State's offensive line strong enough for the Nittany Lions offense to thrive that way. Auburn falls to 2-1 after missing out on the chance to exact revenge for last season's 28-20 loss in State College, Pennsylvania. Penn State finished drives and took care of the football. The game was not only as lopsided as the final score seemed, it was the first time Auburn lost a home game by 28 points or more since 2012 22 Penn State was relentless in crushing Auburn 41-12 at Jordan-Hare Stadium as the Nittany Lions took control in the second half and never let up.

More so than the narrow season-opening win at Purdue, the victory validates the Nittany Lions' place in the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll and hints at the ...

With interim coach Mickey Joseph on the sidelines in place of Scott Frost, Nebraska scored the first and last points in a non-conference rivalry game against No. While still in range of a nine-win season, BYU won't be a factor in the race for the top four. That would've sent the Cougars rising up the Coaches Poll and in position to crash the College Football Playoff with an unbeaten regular season, especially with high-profile games still to come against Notre Dame and Arkansas. Led by another 100-yard game from running back Eric Gray, the Sooners put up 580 yards of total offense and had 31 first downs while holding Nebraska to just 4.3 yards per play. Instead, the 2-1 Tigers scored 21 points in the fourth quarter and beat the Bulldogs 31-16 to secure Kelly's first SEC win. It's interesting to think about the vibe around LSU had the Tigers lost to Mississippi State and fallen to 1-2 in Brian Kelly's first season. 22 Aggies were able to right the ship against No. That KU is surging will put Leipold on the list for every significant job opening in the Big Ten footprint, beginning with Nebraska. While that defeat may linger in the minds of some voters, topping the Cougars by three touchdowns should reinforce Oregon's place as one of the teams to beat in the conference race. The Huskies are no longer a secret after a 39-28 win against No. Bo Nix and the Ducks' offense had 439 yards, 24 first downs and 11.4 yards per pass attempt, delivering the second very strong performance in two weeks after beginning the year with a blowout loss to Georgia. Two freshmen running backs with extreme potential, Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen, combined for 176 yards and four touchdowns — one, Singleton's 54-yard score in the fourth quarter, put a dent in the concept of SEC speed.