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Penn State Football: Revisiting Nittany Lions’ last trip to Purdue

Penn State Football will open the 2022 College Football season on the road, at the Purdue Boilermakers on Sept. 1, aiming to turn the tide of the program.

David Malandra Jr. August 17, 2022

Penn State Nittany Lions Head Coach James Franklin shakes hands with his players after they scored a touchdown during the first quarter of the game between the Purdue Boilermakers and the Penn State Nittany Lions on October 5, 2019, at Beaver Stadium in University Park, PA. (Photo by Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

There is a buzz for the start of a new college football season, and what way to start than with a conference game as Penn State Football will get things going at Purdue Boilermakers on Sep 1.

The Last time the Nittany Lions played at Purdue was in 2016, and the Nittany Lions laid the Smackdown with a 62-24 win that saw Penn State Football running back Saquon Barkley would put on a show, producing 207 rushing yards and two touchdowns.

The highlight of the game was the 81-yard touchdown from Barkley in the 4th quarter.

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