By STATE COLLEGE – The Minnesota football team began its journey Friday afternoon to State College and didn’t arrive until shortly after noon Saturday because of the nationwide flight shutdown.
The Nittany Lions took advantage of the weary Golden Gophers, building a four-touchdown lead in the first half and subduing them 42-14 at half-empty Beaver Stadium.
Penn State (3-4, 6-4) became bowl eligible with its third straight victory and handed the Gophers (3-4, 5-5) their third consecutive loss.
The Lions built a 28-0 halftime lead behind touchdown runs by Rocco Becht and Carson Hansen and Becht’s TD passes to Ben Brahmer and Cam Wallace.
They pushed it to 35-0 on Becht’s second TD throw to Brahmer on their first drive of the second half.
Minnesota answered with back-to-back touchdowns on passes from Drake Lindsey to Javon Tracy, trimming it to 35-14 after three quarters. The Gophers, however, could get no closer.
Backup quarterback Alex Manske threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to running back James Peoples to complete the scoring with 2:51 left.
Hansen rushed 12 times for 126 yards before he limped off the field late in the second quarter. He did not return.
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