WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Tyler Warren more than made up for dropping a pass from Drew Allar two years ago at Ross-Ade Stadium.
Warren accounted for 190 yards and two touchdowns from scrimmage as the fourth-ranked Nittany Lions steamed past hapless Purdue 49-10 Saturday.
Strengthening his campaign for national awards, Warren caught eight passes for 127 yards and one score and carried three times for 63 yards, including a 48-yard TD.
Penn State (6-1 Big Ten, 9-1) moved another step closer to a College Football Playoff berth with its 11th consecutive victory over the Boilermakers (0-7, 1-9).
Allar made his college debut here in 2022 when Sean Clifford received treatment in the locker room for an illness. He completed his first two passes for first downs before he lobbed a strike to Warren, who dropped it in the third quarter of a 35-31 comeback win.
Saturday’s game was far less dramatic. Penn State scored on its first two possessions and was in command the rest of the way. It was the largest margin of victory by either team in the 21-game series.
Purdue played like a team that’s ranked near the bottom or at the bottom in the Big Ten in many statistical categories.
Allar finished 17-for-19 passing for 247 yards and three touchdowns; Nick Singleton carried seven times for 40 yards and a TD and caught two passes for 20 yards; and wide receiver Harrison Wallace III had two receptions, including a 46-yard score in the third quarter.
Running back Kaytron Allen caught a TD pass in the first quarter. Backup quarterback Beau Pribula ran for a 49-yard TD and threw a 24-yard TD strike to freshman tight end Luke Reynolds in the fourth quarter.
Penn State defensive ends Abdul Carter and Dani Dennis-Sutton, making his first start in three weeks because of an injury, each had two tackles in the backfield. Dennis-Sutton and Coziah Izzard had sacks.
Purdue starting quarterback Hudson Card was 11-for-20 passing for 151 yards.
Penn State scored on its first two possessions and built a 21-3 halftime lead behind Allar, Warren and Singleton.
Allar completed his first 10 passes and was 13-of-14 for 166 yards and two touchdowns, Warren hauled in seven passes for 119 yards and one TD and Singleton gained 51 all-purpose yards, including a 10-yard TD run.
The Boilermakers struggled until the Lions sent in some second-team defensive players. They moved the ball to the Penn State 5 before settling for Ben Freehill’s 22-yard field goal.
The Lions answered quickly. Warren took a snap and picked up 8 yards on fourth-and-1. On the next play, he caught a 38-yard pass from Allar to set up Singleton’s TD run.
Penn State outgained Purdue 261-166 in the first half, which ended with Freehill missing a 49-yard field goal try.
