Rocco Becht produced nine of Penn State's eleven explosive plays

Marshall never had a foothold. Penn State dismantles Marshall, 45-0 at Beaver Stadium. Penn State led from start to finish and never let Marshall within striking distance. Rocco Becht threw for 271 yards on 18 attempts with four touchdowns and lost 5 yards on two carries.

The big plays only went one way

Penn State produced 11 plays of 15+ yards to Marshall's 1: Rocco Becht (involved in 9), Koby Howard (involved in 5) and Brett Eskildsen (involved in 2). Penn State scored on 58% of its drives to Marshall's 0%, led by Rocco Becht (24 pts), Koby Howard (6 pts) and Brett Eskildsen (6 pts). Stacked together, it was never close.

The difference-makers

Rocco Becht threw for 271 yards on 18 attempts with four touchdowns and lost 5 yards on two carries, with two third-down conversions and a hand in nine plays of 15 yards or more. Koby Howard caught six passes for 161 yards, one of them for a touchdown, with three third-down conversions and a hand in five plays of 15 yards or more. Brett Eskildsen caught five passes for 48 yards, one of them for a touchdown. For Marshall, Joshon Barbie ran five times for 6 yards and caught three passes for 10 yards. Khalil Wilkins caught one pass for 6 yards. Carlos Del Rio-Wilson threw for 102 yards on 25 attempts and ran 13 times for 30 yards. Bryson Williams was the disruptive one for Penn State: 1 INT.

What Marshall has to fix

The problems had names: Anthony Quinn Jr. (1 lost fumble).

Who got home

Two names to keep, all for Penn State: Bryson Williams (1 INT) and Caleb Bacon (1 sack, 3 TFLs, 5.5 tackles).

How we got here

Penn State struck first through Ryan Barker, led 24-0 at the half and Penn State got the final points on a late touchdown by Cam Wallace.

What it means

Business handled for Penn State. The question now is whether the opponent told us anything.