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FINAL: Penn State 22, Clemson 10

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FINAL: Penn State 22, Clemson 10

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Good afternoon everyone! Hope y'all had a great Christmas. We are just about set to get going in the Pinstripe Bowl between the Tigers and Nittany Lions.
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Let's go! Looking forward to this one!
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Clemson will get the ball first. I think we will see a lot of runs here today with the weather like it is in New York. Kickoff temp at 27 degrees. Feels like 18 degrees.
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Tyler Brown drops what would've been a first down on 3rd and short and Clemson goes three-and-out on their opening drive.

And Clemson tries to a fake punt but Josh Sapp wasn't expecting it. Penn State takes over in Clemson territory.
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Nothing like a fake punt in the snow to get you going...

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22-yard field from Penn State is good. The Nittany Lions take advantage of the failed fake punt and get the first points of the afternoon.

PSU 3, Clemson 0 8:32 1Q
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Clemson is stuffed on 3rd and short and is forced to punt. Not a great start for the Tigers offensively as they do not have a first down yet.

6:34 1Q, PSU 3, Clemson 0
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Ashton Hampton with a big hit as the pass was dropped on 2nd down hurts himself.

Penn State gains 21 on 3rd down but still five yards short of the first down. Clemson gets the ball back with 4:20 left in the first quarter inside the 20 yard line.
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Adam Randall gets Clemson's first first down of the game with 3:14 to go in the first quarter.
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Back-to-back drops stall Clemson's latest drive and a 3rd down pass falls incomplete and the Tigers will punt. Still 3-0 with 1:33 to play in the opening quarter.
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END 1Q: Penn State leads Clemson 3-0. An offensive struggle at Yankee Stadium right now. Tigers with 39 yards of offense so far.
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Clemson gets a nice stop at the start of the 2nd quarter to get the ball back near midfield.
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Nolan Hauser makes up for the missed kick earlier with a 48 yard field goal. We're tied at 3 just before the half.
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Penn State marches down the field in 52 seconds and knocks through a 48-yard field goal to take a 6-3 lead heading into the half. Whichever offense can find any type of consistent rhythm in the second half will walk away with the win in this one.

Clemson with 134 yards of offense
Penn State with 128 yards of offense
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Penn State drops what would've been a first down on 4th and 4 on their opening possession of the second half. Clemson takes over, trailing by 3 early here in the third.
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I guess Dabo Swinney is going to die on the Cade Klubnik hill-- this is hard to watch.
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Speaking of the run game, Penn State has gotten things going on the ground in the third quarter. Nittany Lions past midfield as we head to the fourth quarter, leading 6-3.
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Penn State knocks through another field goal to extend the lead to six at 9-3 with 14:43 to play in the game.
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Grunkemeyer connects with Trebor Pena for a 73-yard touchdown for Penn State. And that might do it with Clemson's struggles offensively today.

Penn State 15, Clemson 3 with 12:51 left in the game.
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Clemson has 23 yards of offense in the second half. I know there's been questions about Garrett Riley in the lead up to the bowl game. And the noise will get louder.
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Touchdown Clemson. Adam Randall scores from 2 yards out on a 10-play, 65-yard drive, just over 4 minutes to cut Penn State's lead down to 5 at 15-10 with 8:47 to play in the game.
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Penn State 22, Clemson 10 after Ethan Grunkemeyer's 11-yard touchdown pass to Andrew Rappleyea.

Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:51
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FINAL | Penn State 22, Clemson 10

A tough finish to what has been an up and down 2025 season for the Tigers, one that started as a preseason top 5 team finishes 7-6 and unranked. A critical offseason begins for Dabo Swinney and this Clemson program begins now.
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