Overview
- Penn State defeated Temple 27-9 at Lincoln Financial Field, improving to 2-0 after the Nittany Lions recovered from a slow start to score 27 unanswered points.
- Quarterback Rocco Becht finished 21 of 28 for 273 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions, settling in after early miscues to power sustained drives.
- Tight end Benjamin Brahmer led the offense with five catches for 79 yards and two touchdowns, including a go-ahead score just before halftime that shifted momentum.
- The defense was steady and opportunistic, highlighted by linebacker Tony Rojas’ seven tackles and an interception on Temple’s opening drive, even as the front seven lost depth when Max Granville was ruled out for the season.
- Penn State’s running game remained modest with Carson Hansen carrying 19 times for 84 yards, and oddsmakers opened the team as a 39.5-point favorite over Buffalo in the final nonconference tune-up before Big Ten play.