Star Penn State safety KJ Winston Jr. is on the sideline with no helmet ahead of this defensive series. He came off the field slowly after the completion to Fannin Jr., on the last series and never returned for the rest of it.

Sander Sahaydak makes the 43-yarder to tie it up at 17.

This is horrendous tackling by the Penn State defense. Bowling Green with nearly 300 yards of offense in the first half and a 24-17 lead.

On Monday, James Franklin said not enough people were talking about the Penn State defense. Today, many are talking, but not for positive reasons. Bowling Green with 288 yards already.

Sahaydak with a second field goal attempt to cut into Bowling Green's lead before halftime. 24-20, Falcons.

A smattering of boos as Penn States heads toward the tunnel at halftime

Allar has made some incredible throws today into really tight windows. That one results in another touchdown, this time to Nick Singleton. Penn State takes its first lead of the game here in the third quarter, 27-24.

Penn State's defense looks much better this half

Penn State TE Andrew Rappleyea is on crutches on the sideline.

Penn State ekes out the 34-27 win over Bowling Green in the team’s home opener. The Nittany Lions are 2-0 and on bye next week before returning to Beaver Stadium to play Kent State the following week.

Penn State nearly lost to Bowling Green in a game it was favored to win by five touchdowns. On what the defense can learn and how the Nittany Lions can grow from the upset scare. centredaily.com/sports/college…

Penn State had an…. interesting win against Bowling Green. Nobody overreacted and everyone is very calm at 2-0 headed into the idle week. The Nittany Dispatch postgame episode YouTube: bit.ly/3LArZ75 Apple: apple.co/3PyeF4n Spotify: spoti.fi/3PydPEu

Penn State's defense started off slow, but did enough late for the Nittany Lions to get a win. Audrey Snyder and I broke it all down on the latest edition of The Nittany Dispatch. YouTube: bit.ly/3LArZ75 Apple: apple.co/3PyeF4n Spotify: spoti.fi/3PydPEu

The Nittany Dispatch postgame podcast is always here for your enjoyment. Subscribe on the YouTube channel so you don’t miss a thing, even during this idle week. YouTube: bit.ly/3LArZ75 Apple: apple.co/3PyeF4n Spotify: spoti.fi/3PydPEu

The good, the bad, and the ugly from Penn State's 34-27 win Saturday over Bowling Green. centredaily.com/sports/college…

Penn State DE Amin Vanover was charged with two misdemeanor counts of DUI Monday. More here from Bret Pallotto: centredaily.com/news/local/cri…

There’s no way Jon Sauber and I would not update you all even with no game this weekend. Unpacking Penn State’s 2-0 start The Nittany Dispatch YouTube: bit.ly/3LArZ75 Apple: apple.co/3PyeF4n Spotify: spoti.fi/3PydPEu

With Week 3 in the books it's time to take a look around the Big Ten and see where things stand: centredaily.com/sports/college…

James Franklin has no update on safety K.J. Winston’s status at this time but said he probably will when he speaks to the media after practice Wednesday.

Penn State S K.J. Winston has a long-term injury according to James Franklin.