Report Card: Grading Penn State’s performance against Rutgers

Let’s hand out some postgame assessments for Penn State following the win over the Scarlet Knights.

Penn State got back into the win column and kept their New Years Six bowl hopes alive with a 27-6 victory over Rutgers on Saturday. Penn State’s latest win got off to another sluggish start by the offense as the clock ticked away quickly in the first half. With Rutgers and Penn State each finding ways to move the football on the ground, the pressure was on to find something that worked to establish an edge.

Penn State did that in the second half, possibly out of necessity after losing Drew Allar to an injury in the third quarter. Whatever the case may have been, it worked out this week.

Here is a look at the postgame report card for Penn State following the win over Rutgers.