UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Fourth-year tight end Brenton Strange's first career multi-touchdown day powered No. 14 Penn State's offense as the Nittany Lions responded from a sloppy first half to beat Central Michigan, 33-14, on Saturday afternoon at Beaver Stadium.
Penn State (4-0) quickly jumped out to a two-touchdown lead in the first quarter, finding pay dirt on each of the Nittany Lions' first two drives. Sixth-year quarterback Sean Clifford completed a pair of short-yardage scoring passes, first to fifth-year wide receiver Mitchell Tinsley from 5 yards out and on the next drive to fourth-year tight end Brenton Strange on a 4-yard touchdown strike.
Central Michigan (1-3) responded in a big way in the second quarter, though, answering with a pair of touchdowns on consecutive series. Fourth-year quarterback Daniel Richardson completed touchdown passes to second-year wide receiver Finn Hogan and fifth-year tight end Joel Wilson to even the score at 14 apiece.
