Grading the Penn State football team on its 27-24 loss to Indiana Saturday at Beaver Stadium:
Quarterbacks
B: Ethan Grunkemeyer held his own in his third straight start against one of the top 10 defenses in the country.
Running backs
B: Nick Singleton rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns and caught three passes for 22 yards and a score in his best game of the season.
Receivers
C: Trebor Pena had six catches for 99 yards and Koby Howard had two for 28 yards, but Pena and Devonte Ross dropped passes.
Offensive linemen
B: They played better than they did against Ohio State, helping Penn State gain 336 total yards, almost 100 more than Indiana had been allowing.
Defensive linemen
B: Dani Dennis-Sutton and Zane Durant had two of the three sacks and they helped hold Indiana to 108 rushing yards, 137 below its season average.
Linebackers
B: Amare Campbell and Dominic DeLuca combined for 3.5 tackles for loss against the highest-scoring offense in the country.
Defensive backs
C: They improved their performance from last week, but they couldn’t stop Fernando Mendoza on Indiana’s game-winning drive.
Special teams
A: Ryan Barker made a 36-yard field goal and improved to 12-of-13 for the year. Singleton had a 33-yard kickoff return and Pena had a 16-yard punt return.
Coaches
B: The Lions continued to play hard under Terry Smith and came within one first down of upsetting the No. 2 team in the country. Clock management was an issue late in the game.
Source: Berkshire mont