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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – No. 22/23 Penn State goes on the road to take on Auburn on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. on CBS. The 2022 Penn State football season is presented by PSECU.
SERIES HISTORY: The Nittany Lions will take on Auburn for the fourth time in program history. Penn State earned a 28-20 win over the Tigers last year in Beaver Stadium. Sean Clifford threw for 280 yards and connected on touchdown passes with Jahan Dotson and Brenton Strange. Tyler Warren scored on a 1-yard run.
NITTANY LIONS AGAINST THE SEC: Penn State holds a 24-24 record against current members of the SEC. Of the 48 matchups, 21 have come in bowl games, including Penn State’s most recent game against an SEC opponent, the 2022 Outback Bowl with Arkansas, and last year’s matchup vs. Auburn. Penn State is 11-16 in regular season contests against the SEC.
LONG RUNS: Nicholas Singleton had an impressive Beaver Stadium introduction on Saturday. The freshman rushed for 179 yards, the most by any player in a Beaver Stadium debut, and two touchdowns on 10 carries. Singleton scored on runs of 70 and 44 yards, while adding a 48-yard rush. Singleton is the first Nittany Lion with multiple touchdown runs of 40+ yards and the first Nittany Lion with three 40+ yard runs in a game since Larry Johnson at Indiana in 2002.
SPREADING THE WEALTH: Sean Clifford, Drew Allar and Christian Veilleux combined to distribute completions to 17 different receivers on Saturday. The 17 receivers are a program record in a game. Since 1960, Penn State has had 11 seasons with 17 different pass-catchers. Clifford connected with 10 different receivers in the first half.
THE OPPOSITION: Auburn is 2-0 to begin the 2022 season. The Tigers earned a 24-16 win over San Jose State last Saturday. Auburn tallied 378 total yards, including 210 on the ground. Tank Bigsby, TJ Finley and Jarquez Hunter each scored rushing touchdowns. TJ Finley and…
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