ers ▁got ▁off ▁to ▁a ▁fast ▁start . ▁On ▁P enn ▁State ' s ▁opening ▁possession , ▁Se an ▁Cl iff ord ▁was ▁picked ▁off ▁by ▁Antoine ▁Win field ▁Jr . ▁and ▁that ▁turn over ▁led ▁to ▁Morgan ' s ▁first ▁T D ▁pass ▁of ▁the ▁afternoon , ▁a ▁ 6 6 ▁yard ▁strike ▁to ▁R ash od ▁Bat eman ▁to ▁put ▁the ▁G oph ers ▁on ▁top . ▁The ▁N itt any ▁L ions ▁would ▁score ▁on ▁their ▁next ▁possession ▁thanks ▁to ▁a ▁ 4 5 ▁yard ▁run ▁by ▁J our ney ▁Brown ▁to ▁tie ▁it . ▁The ▁G oph ers ▁respond ed ▁with ▁a ▁T D ▁pass ▁from ▁Morgan ▁to ▁Chris ▁Aut man - B ell ▁to ▁put ▁the ▁G oph ers ▁up ▁ 1 4 - 7 ▁late ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Qu arter . ▁After ▁a ▁P enn ▁State ▁field ▁goal ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Qu arter , ▁the ▁G oph ers ▁struck ▁again ▁with ▁Morgan ▁hook ing ▁up ▁with ▁Ty ler ▁Johnson ▁for ▁a ▁ 3 8 ▁yard ▁T D ▁to ▁open ▁the ▁second . ▁Both ▁teams ▁trad ed ▁field ▁goals ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁half ▁with ▁Minnesota ▁up ▁ 2 4 - 1 3 . ▁P enn ▁State ▁batt led ▁back ▁after ▁Cl iff ord ▁found ▁Nick ▁Bow ers ▁for ▁a ▁ 1 0 ▁yard ▁touch down , ▁but ▁a ▁missed ▁two ▁point ▁try ▁gave ▁Minnesota ▁a ▁ 2 4 - 1 9 ▁lead . ▁To ▁begin ▁Qu arter ▁ 4 , ▁S eth ▁Green