STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — — Tyler Warren can feel his opponents watching him every time he walks across the football field.

They know Penn State’s do-it-all player is going to conquer football, they just don’t know how.

Warren caught eight passes for 75 yards and ran for two touchdowns as No. 6 Penn State pulled away from Washington 35-6 on Saturday night.

Playing in front of a red-hot White Out crowd, the Nittany Lions (8-1, 5-1 Big Ten) rode Warren to score on their first four possessions, putting the game out of reach and keeping their College Football Playoff hopes alive stayed.

“You can definitely see how many ways we got him the ball today, in terms of the run game, the passing game and even some of our option stuff,” Penn State quarterback Drew Allar said. “We try to give him the ball as much as possible in the game plan.”

Beau Pribula opened the scoring with an 8-yard touchdown run before Warren converted direct snaps into 2-yard touchdown runs on each of Penn State’s next two possessions.

Warren leapt over a crowded line of scrimmage for his first score and then burst through Washington’s defense for his 20th career touchdown.

“I don’t understand how this guy doesn’t win the Mackey Award and the Paul Hornung Award,” James Franklin said of Warren and two of the sport’s top honors for his position. “And they would be proud of that man representing their prize because he does everything right, both on and off the field.”

Allar found Julian Fleming for an 8-yard touchdown pass, making the score 28-0 with 23 seconds to play in the first half.

The Huskies (5-5, 3-4) couldn’t finish when they had opportunities.

They drove into Penn State territory on their first possession, but kicker Grady Gross hit the right upright on a 45-yard field goal attempt. They punted on two of their next three possessions and Penn State safety Jaylen Reed ended another possession with an interception at midfield midway through the second quarter.

Washington ultimately took advantage when Warren fumbled on Penn State’s second play of the third quarter. Demon Williams Jr. replaced Will Rogers at quarterback for the Huskies, and Gross hit a 24-yard field goal eight plays later.

Huskies coach Jedd Fisch said he expects Rogers to keep his job.

“Right now, I’m going into the week thinking he’s going to be our starter for Friday night,” Fisch said.

Gross added a 35-yarder on Washington’s next possession, but Penn State running back Kaytron Allen capped a 16-play drive with a 1-yard touchdown run to cap the scoring.

Singleton’s status

Franklin did not have an update on running back Nick Singleton, who did not finish the game. The junior running back opened the third quarter with a kickoff return touchdown that was called back for holding. He wasn’t seen on the Penn State sidelines after that.

Survey implications

There could be room for Penn State to move up after No. 4 Miami’s loss to Georgia Tech and No. 2 Georgia’s loss to No. 16 Ole Miss.

The takeaway

Washington: The Huskies’ attempt to win back-to-back conference games for the first time this season was doomed by a terrible first half. Washington’s offense racked up 71 total yards in the first two quarters, only 13 of which came on the ground. That’s not a recipe for success in the Big Ten.

Penn State: The Nittany Lions broke out of their offensive funk, failing to score a touchdown and converting just three of 11 third downs in a humbling loss to No. 3 Ohio State last week. Their defense was nearly perfect, allowing just 74 rushing yards with five sacks.

Next

Washington hosts UCLA on Friday and Penn State visits Purdue on Saturday.

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