How did Eastern Illinois do today in their football game against Penn State?
Daryll Clark passed for 234 yards with three touchdowns and ran for another score, as 14th-ranked Penn State destroyed Eastern Illinois, 52-3, at Beaver Stadium. Clark finished 13-of-19 and also was intercepted once, while Stephfon Green rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown for Penn State (5-1), which has won two straight after dropping a 21-10 decision to Iowa on September 26. Kevin Newsome came in for mop-up duty in the third quarter and completed 4-of- 5 passes for 34 yards and also rushed seven times for 49 yards and a score for the Nittany Lions, who gave Penn State head coach Joe Paterno his 388th career victory. Evan Royster chipped in with 94 yards on the ground on eight touches and Navorro Bowman added a 91-yard fumble return for a TD for PSU, which was playing its final non-conference game of the season. Chaz Powell had four grabs for 79 yards, including a 51-yard TD, in the win. Jake Christensen completed 13-of-25 passes for 137 yards and was picked once, while Mon Williams r
University Park, Pa. — Penn State’s first-ever meeting with Eastern Illinois on Oct. 10 will be nationally televised by ESPN Classic. Kickoff is set for noon ET in Beaver Stadium. The Nittany Lions will be making their first appearance on ESPN Classic, which is available in approximately 55 million homes, including Comcast Ch. 265 in the Centre Region. The contest with the unbeaten Panthers is the Nittany Lions’ eighth announced TV appearance of the season. Penn State will be making its second straight appearance on ABC when it visits Illinois on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT. The Big Ten Network aired No. 15/13 Penn State’s first three games this season and last week’s contest with Iowa was an ABC national telecast. Eastern Illinois (4-0) was ranked No. 24 in the Sept. 21 Sports Network Football Championship Subdivision poll. The kick times and TV for two additional Penn State games previously had been announced. The Nittany Lions’ Oct. 17 Homecoming contest with Minnesota wil
