Penn State got off to a rough start on the road against Michigan State on Saturday afternoon, but Jahan Dotson came up with a couple of big catches to help get the Nittany Lions on the scoreboard. Dotson made back-to-back catches along the right sideline to keep a drive alive and to get in the end zone to cut into an early deficit against Michigan State.
Sean Clifford, on 3rd and 12, put the ball where only Dotson was going to make a play along the sideline. After coming down with the catch, Dotson picked up some yards after the catch for a gain of 18 yards to the Michigan State 27-yard line.
On the very next play, Clifford gave Dotson another chance to make a play, and Dotson delivered. Dotson had some separation from his defender on the play down the sideline, but Dotson still had to make a play to get his hands on the football, and he continued to do so as he moved the ball across the goal line before potentially going out of bounds on the play.
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— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) November 27, 2021
Michigan State jumped out to a 14-0 lead on the Nittany Lions with two long touchdown drives on their first two possessions, including a 99-yard march down the field powered by two big runs by running back Kenneth Walker III. Penn State’s red zone defense entered the game as the best in the nation in red-zone scoring defense, and Michigan State scored the first two first-quarter touchdowns against Penn State in the process.
Michigan State led Penn State 14-7 at the end of the first quarter, with Penn State in control of the football.
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