Matt Campbell recaps Penn State's 42-14 win over Minnesota

Penn State put together its most complete performance of the season Saturday night, dominating Minnesota in a 42-14 win. The Nittany Lions are now bowl-eligible and 6-4 after rattling off three straight wins in Big Ten play. Similar to last weekend at Washington, the Nittany Lions were excellent on both sides of the ball in the first half, scoring four touchdowns on six drives. Running back Carson Hansen was a major reason why, totaling 126 yards rushing and a touchdown on just 12 carries. Unfortunately, he did leave the game late in the second quarter and didn't return, but head coach Matt Campbell said after the game that he doesn't believe it's a long-term injury. "I think he'll be alright," Campbell said. "I don't think it's a significant injury, but we'll certainly know more probably [early next] week about what his availability would be next week...My belief in Carson Hansen has never wavered. What he's been about, what he stands for. Man, I thought he was unbeleivable tonight. Obviously, it stinks that he got banged up because it had the chance to be a really powerful night for him." Penn State finished the game with 229 yards rushing overall, but quarterback Rocco Becht also played well. His stats were modest: 9 for 15, 84 yards, but he also had three touchdown passes. Tight end Ben Brahmer had two of those scores, with running back Cam Wallace also adding a score late in the second quarter. But it may have been Penn State's defense that was the top overall unit in this game. With a 28-0 lead at halftime, the Gophers had just 60 total yards and were averaging just 1.9 yards per play. Minnesota punted the ball on five of their six drives, with the other being a turnover on the first drive of the game. Time Stamps 00:00 - Press conference start 00:22 - Carson Hansen's performance 1:32 - Becoming bowl eligible 3:05 - Rocco Becht & Alex Manske 3:58 - The team's ability to win three straight 5:25 - On how a strong ending to the season will help their future 6:10 - Military Appreciation Day 7:06 - Minnesota's travel situation 8:36 - Alex McPherson's growth 9:42 - Ben Brahmer's performance Subscribe to Blue White Illustrated on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3KzEcqK Check out the site too! - https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/?utm_source=publisher&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=subscriber_referral&ref=418462 Get 20% off and free shipping at Fanatics with our affiliate link: https://fanatics.93n6tx.net/OeZg2z Use Code PENN20 to get 20 percent off Rhoback’s Gameday Collection: https://rhoback.com/collections/pennsylvania-state-university-licensed-collection Want breaking news like this delivered straight to your inbox for FREE? Sign up today for the BWI breaking newsletter! You’ll also get daily updates with the top headlines of the day five times a week. Click here to sign-up! https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/newsletter/join/ #PennState #NittanyLions JOIN Blue White Illustrated: https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/join/?plan=annual SUBSCRIBE to Blue White Illustrated on YouTube and enable alerts - new highlights and videos uploaded regularly: https://www.youtube.com/c/bluewhiteillustratedvideo?sub_confirmation Bookmark our homepage: https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/ Subscribe to BWI Magazine and Newsletters: https://bluewhiteonline.com Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BlueWhiteIllustrated/ Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/PennStateOn3 Music and SFX from Zapsplat.com