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Sean Clifford lands Rose Bowl honor following Week 1
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Sean Clifford’s performance against Purdue got him an award. He played a key role in the 35-31 comeback victory, and earned the Rose Bowl Game B1G Player of the Week award for Week 1.
Clifford had 282 yards passing, and 5 total touchdowns against the Boilermakers. He also led the game-winning drive that ended with a touchdown pass to running back Keyvone Lee. This is the 2nd time that Clifford has won the award. The 1st time was back in Week 6 of 2019.
The Week 1 #RoseBowl Game @B1Gfootball Player of the Week, Sean Clifford, QB, @PennStateFball!
🔵 282 passing yards
🔵 5 total touchdowns
🔵 Second career Player of the Week award (Week 6, 2019) pic.twitter.com/q3ll91nsDB— Rose Bowl Game (@rosebowlgame) September 6, 2022
Penn State is going to need games like this out of Clifford if it wants to compete for a B1G title. It has been 6 years since Penn State won their last. James Franklin secured that with a win over Wisconsin in the B1G Championship game in 2016.
Clifford will get another chance to outdo his efforts from Week 1 when the Nittany Lions play Ohio.
That game kicks off Saturday at noon ET on ABC.
Grant Bricker covers the B1G for Saturday Tradition. His previous stops include the Williamson Homepage and Nashville Post.