WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Drew Allar threw for 247 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 4 Penn State to a 49-10 rout of Purdue on Saturday.
Allar, who completed his first 10 passes, connected on 17 of 19 passes for the Nittany Lions (9-1, 6-1 Big Ten) in three quarters. His top target was tight end Tyler Warren, who caught eight passes for 127 yards. Warren also ran for a touchdown.
“I thought that was the best game we played in terms of four quarters, offense, defense and special teams,” Franklin said. “We were able to play 68 players in the game, which is going to be good for experience standpoint. Defensively, w play dominant third quarter, 10 plays for 35 yards.
"That has to do with our offense sustain drives. Tyler Warren continues to make plays in a ton of different ways. I think he's in the conversations for one of the best players in all of college football, let alone the tight end position.
” Franklin said Allar is playing really efficiently. Hudson Card completed 11 of 20 passes for 151 yards for the Boilermakers (1-9, 0-7). Purdue was limited to 85 rushing yards.
The Nittany Lions scored on the game’s opening drive with Allar’s 2-yard TD pass to Kaytron Allen. Starting at its own 7-yard-line, Penn State went 93 yards on 10 plays to take a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. The drive was capped with Allar’s 15-yard TD pass to Warren.
Opponents have outscored Purdue 90-10 in the opening quarter. Penn State's Nicholas Singleton added a 10-yard TD run i.
