Barkley shines in Penn State's victory over Washington

The Washington Huskies and the Penn State Nittany Lions traveled to Arizona for the Fiesta Bowl. It's a very interesting matchup with running backs. Saquon Barkley of Penn State and Myles Gaskin of Washington. Who would come out on top in this Fiesta Bowl matchup? Let's find out! The Nittany Lions would start with the ball. Penn State faced a third and 10 at their own 17 and Trace McSorley would find Saquon Barkley for 12 yards. On second and 1, Barkley would go for 12 yards to midfield. They would face a third and 8 and McSorley would DaeSean Hamilton for 48 yards for the touchdown and a 7-0 Penn State lead. The Huskies would go three and out on their first drive of the game. The Nittany Lions would face a third and 6, McSorley would go to Mike Gesicki for 17 yards. After a defensive holding on the Huskies, McSorley would get intercepted by Byron Murphy in the end zone for a touchback. The Huskies would not capitalize and go three and out. The Nittany Lions would go on an eleven play drive that would end with Saquon Barkley going for a two yard touchdown run for a 14-0 advantage for Penn State. On the first play of the second quarter, Jake Browning for a one yard touchdown run on a five play drive. Penn State would capitalize with a seven play drive ending with a one yard touchdown run by Miles Sanders. The Huskies would go three and out. On the second play of the drive, at their own eight yard line and Barkley would go 92 yards for the touchdown and a 28-7 lead. The Huskies would have another three and out. First play of the drive for Penn State, the Nittany Lions would fumble and would be recovered by Washington. The Huskies would capitalize with a six play drive ending with a 13 yard touchdown run by Myles Gaskin with make it 28-14 in favor of Penn State. The Nittany Lions next drive would end in a punt. The Huskies next drive would lead us to halftime with Penn State leading 28-14. The Huskies would start with the ball in the second half and went on a 13 play drive ending with Browning going to Aaron Fuller for a 28 yard touchdown to cut the Penn State lead to 28-21. The Nittany Lions would capitalize with an eight play drive that ended with McSorley going to Hamilton for a 24 yard touchdown for their second connection and a 35-21. The Huskies would end with a three and out. The Nittany Lions would drive into the red zone as we headed to the fourth quarter. The drive ended with McSorley getting intercepted by Austin Joyner. The Huskies would be unable to capitalize and would be forced to punt. The Nittany Lions would go three and out on the next drive. On the third play of the Huskies drive, Myles Gaskin would go 69 yards for the touchdown to make it 35-28 Penn State. The Nittany Lions would get the ball back with 6:40 left. Penn State would face a third and 7 and McSorley would go to Juwan Johnson for 12 yards. They would face a third and 1 and Barkley would go for three yards. The Huskies would start taking their timeouts and Penn State would face a third and 8 and McSorley would find Hamilton for 14 yards. The Nittany Lions would face a fourth and 6 and they would miss the field goal. The Huskies would face a fourth and 10, and Browning would find Fuller and would lateral it around but would be fumbled and recovered by Penn State and would seal their victory.