Military Appreciate Game festivities set the tone for an eventful day in Beaver Stadium.
Clifford passed McSorley's passing yard record of 9,899 yards in the first quarter of Penn State's game against Maryland.
The total blew past the organization's goal of $700,000 and is a new record for the campaign.
Police say a group of four men engaged the 22-year-old male in a verbal confrontation that then turned physical, resulting in a head injury for the victim.
"I can't get mad at people being critical. And I won't get mad at people being critical. I'm just blessed to be in the position that I am."
Clifford is making his ninth start of the season in Penn State's game against Indiana.