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• Penn State uses strong second half to take down Northwestern

  
  

  Evanston, IL (Sports Network) - Daryll Clark threw for 274 yards and a score and ran for another, as 12th-ranked Penn State rallied for 21 fourth-quarter points to defeat Northwestern, 34-13, at Ryan Field.

  Evan Royster ran for 118 yards on 15 carries, including a 69-yard scoring scamper, and Clark completed 22-of-31 passes with a 53-yard scoring strike to Derek Moye, who totaled 123 yards on six catches.

  Collin Wagner booted a pair of field goals early on in a close game for the Nittany Lions (8-1, 4-1 Big Ten), who have won five straight and avoided a letdown a week before their highly-anticipated tilt with Ohio State.

  PSU was coming off a big 35-10 victory against Michigan in Ann Arbor last week and improved to 7-1 over their last eight road games dating back to last season.

  Mike Kafka rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown and threw for 128 yards on 14- of-18 attempts, but came up lame in the second quarter with what looked to be a hamstring issue and did not return.

  Junior backup Dan Persa came on to complete 14-of-23 passes for 115 yards and also ran for 42 yards.

  Zeke Markshausen made nine grabs for 60 yards while Andrew Brewer was the recipient of six passes for 65 yards.

  Stefan Demos connected on 2-of-3 field goal attempts for the Wildcats (5-4, 2-3), who were coming off a dramatic 29-28 win last weekend against Indiana. NU used a late field goal to complete a 25-point comeback, the largest in program history, for its third win in four games.

  10/31 19:49:59 ET