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Oct 10, 2009 5:20 pm US/Eastern

Penn State Punishes Eastern Illinois 52-3

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (KDKA/AP) ― Penn State took control early and never looked back in a 52-3 blow out win over Eastern Illinois in Happy Valley Saturday.

Daryll Clark threw for three touchdowns and ran for another, Jared Odrick led a menacing defense with two sacks and linebacker Navorro Bowman returned a fumble 91 yards for a touchdown in the Nittany Lions' most complete performance of the season.

Penn State blew the game wide open in the second quarter when they scored 28 points in the final 7:27 of the half en route to a 38-0 lead at the break.

It was the highest point total for Penn State since a 61-10 blowout of Coastal Carolina to open the 2008 season.

The Nittany Lions gained a season-high 553 yards.

Penn State played without star linebacker Sean Lee (left knee) for a third straight week, and right tackle Nerraw McCormack sat out with a right ankle injury.

Christensen, a transfer from Iowa who played at Beaver Stadium in 2007, was harassed all afternoon by Odrick and his defensive linemates.

Clark was 13 of 19 for 234 yards with one interception to go with his three scores. Clark also opened the scoring with a TD plunge from a yard out.

Eastern Illinois' only score came on a 43-yard field goal by Austin Signor in the third quarter.

The win makes it two straight after a crushing 21-10 defeat at home against Iowa on Sept. 26.

The Nittany Lions will host the Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-2) on Oct. 17.

(© 2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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