Nick Sukay News

EAST LANSING - From one season to the next, so many things changed for Michigan State.

The buzz: The Spartans were unable to reach seven regular-season wins, falling to Penn State, 42-14, at home.

Daryll Clark passed for 310 yards and four touchdowns as No. 13 Penn State wrapped up its regular season with a 42-14 victory at Michigan State on Saturday.

Terrible turn of events for MSU as Kirk Cousins threw a pass picked off by Nick Sukay.

Highs and lows from Saturday's Penn State-Indiana game: Player of the game: Navorro Bowman had 12 tackles, a sack, and an interception and return that turned the game for good.

Penn State nearly made Senior Day one to forget for its seniors. Linebacker Navorro Bowman had a momentum-turning 73-yard interception return for a touchdown, Evan Royster scored twice and the sloppy Nittany Lions overcame four first-half turnovers - including two fumbles on special teams - to defeat Indiana 31-20 on Saturday.

Ohio State ran the ball on 16 of its first 17 first down plays on Saturday for a total of 59 yards.

Dandy Don Meredith made a living singing, "Turn Out the Lights, the Party's Over," when the contest was decided on Monday Night Football.

Jeremy Boone's busiest day as a Penn State Nittany Lion also involved a bit of the physical stuff.

While Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor earned the biggest victory of his young career yesterday, Penn State's Daryll Clark suffered through yet another big-game meltdown.

Not even three minutes after he took the podium in Northwestern's visiting media room, Daryll Clark answered the first question about Terrelle Pryor.

Penn State's Drew Astorino has stepped into a leadership role in the Lions' defensive backfield, ranking fourth on the team with 41 tackles.

Andrew Quarless knows the exact pattern former tight end Isaac Smolko ran on fourth-and-15 the last time Penn State played at Northwestern.

MUSSELMAN : Two blocked punts in the past five games are definitely a concern for a team that has plenty of problems on the special teams.

Penn State and Northwestern previously played three years ago, but coach Joe Paterno is well aware of the Wildcats.

The proof is there, though the entire idea has kind of sneaked up on Penn State fans, maybe even a few players, too.

Drew Astorino and Nick Sukay were both thinking the same thing when Eric Decker hugged the football to the turf for his only catch.

Penn State defensive tackle Jared Odrick will be a handful for the Minnesota offensive line, which has allowed a league-worst 15 sacks on QB Adam Weber.

The cynics raised their eyebrows at Navorro Bowman and A.J. Wallace in the summer.

Penn State cornerback A.J. Wallace, right, recorded four tackles and held the Big Ten's leading receiver, Eric Decker, to one catch in his start of the season Saturday in the Nittany Lions' 20-0 win over Minnesota.