Ethan Grunkemeyer threw two touchdown passes to Devonte Ross and Kaytron Allen ran for a career-high 181 yards and two scores as Penn State ended a six-game losing streak with a 28-10 win over Michigan State on Saturday. The Nittany Lions’ first victory under interim coach Terry Smith.
Grunkemeyer finished 8-of-13 for 127 yards for Penn State (4-6, 1-6 Big Ten), which avoided its first seven-game skid in nearly a century. His 75-yard strike to Ross in the second quarter put the Nittany Lions ahead for good, and the pair connected again from 4 yards out with 4:32 remaining to seal the win.
“I’m just super happy for our kids,” Smith said. “We now know again what it feels like to win.”
Allen closed the scoring with a 26-yard touchdown run late in the fourth.
Michigan State (3-7, 0-7) played without injured quarterback Aidan Chiles and struggled beyond Elijah Tau-Tolliver’s 57-yard touchdown on the game’s first snap. Alessio Milivojevic threw for 128 yards but was sacked five times as the Spartans dropped their seventh straight.
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