Freshman Blake Gillikin found himself among 66 of the nation's best punters Monday as the Ray Guy Award announced its preliminary round of candidates.
Sophomore Saquon Barkley picked up his second Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors this season following a career-high 277 yards of total offense at Purdue.
No. 10 Penn State (17-6, 9-3 Big Ten) dropped its third-straight conference match Saturday night on the road in Minneapolis (17-25, 20-25, 18-25).
Saquon Barkley put up a career-high 277 total yards and two touchdowns in No. 24 Penn State's emphatic 62-24 win. Joe Moorhead's offense was unstoppable in the second half.
James Franklin's newly-ranked Nittany Lions took the field in Ross-Ade Stadium searching for their third-straight bowl berth. They did just that in a 45-7 second half.
No. 10 Penn State (17-5, 9-2 Big Ten) was outdueled by Lauren Carlini and the Badgers (16-25, 18-25, 25-18, 21-25) in front of a sold-out UW Field House Friday night.