Grading the Penn State football team on its 28-10 win over Michigan State Saturday at Spartan Stadium:
Quarterbacks
B: Ethan Grunkemeyer made the prettiest deep throw of the season by a Penn State passer and didn’t turn it over for the first time in his four starts.
Running backs
A: Kaytron Allen rushed for a career-high 181 yards and two TDs and Nick Singleton chipped in 56 yards as the Lions set a season high on the ground.
Receivers
B: Devonte Ross had two catches for 79 yards and two TDs but the tight ends had no receptions on a day when Penn State threw 13 passes.
Offensive linemen
B: They wore down the Michigan State defensive line with 139 rushing yards in the fourth quarter in one of their best efforts of the season.
Defensive linemen
A: Dani Dennis-Sutton had two of Penn State’s five sacks and the Lions held the Spartans to 44 rushing yards after the first play of the game.
Linebackers
B: Amare Campbell had a team-high nine tackles and Keon Wylie had a sack and a tackle for loss inside the Penn State 10.
Defensive backs
A: They held Nick Marsh, Michigan State’s leading receiver, to two catches for 5 yards, and came up with a fumble recovery.
Special teams
A: Dennis-Sutton blocked a punt and Gabe Nwosu had a strong performance punting and kicking off.
Coaches
B: Terry Smith deserves a ton of credit for holding the team together in difficult circumstances, but he made a couple questionable decisions in the first half.