Penn State rides another big first half to beat Minnesota for 3rd straight win

STATE COLLEGE — Rocco Becht threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score and Penn State pulled away from Minnesota 42-14 on Saturday. Carson Hansen ran for 126 yards and a touchdown, Ben Brahmer caught two touchdown passes and Penn State’s defense suffocated Minnesota early under a swirling mix of mist and flurries to become bowl eligible at Beaver Stadium. The Nittany Lions (6-4, 3-4 Big Ten) got their third-straight win in league play thanks to a bruising ground attack that set the tone early and churned 173 yards of its 229 rushing yards in the first half. It was a far cry from the team that struggled through a four-game skid to start conference play in the Matt Campbell era. “We had to become a team. We were a group of players and a group of coaches that were trying to find our identity,” Campbell said.

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