UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State redshirt freshman cornerback Joey Porter Jr. has been named Big Ten Freshman of the Week, it was announced on Monday. Porter collects a Big Ten honor for the first time in his career and the Nittany Lions have back-to-back winners of the award with Keyvone Lee winning it last week.
Porter tallied six tackles (4 solo) in the win over Rutgers on Saturday. He added a tackle for loss as Penn State held Rutgers to a season-low in points and recorded the program's 900th all-time win.
Penn State's defense had 29 plays (out of 64 total plays; 45.3%) go for 1 yard or less (includes incompletions), 24 of which were for no gain or negative yardage (37.5%).The Nittany Lions held the Scarlet Knights to zero plays of 20-plus yards on defense or special teams for the first time since doing so against Eastern Michigan in 2013.
The 2020 Penn State Football Season is presented by PSECU.The 2020 Penn State Football Season is presented by PSECU.