Minnesota beats Penn State to earn fourth straight win

MINNEAPOLIS -- David Cobb carried 27 times for 139 yards and a touchdown, and Minnesota held Penn State scoreless over the final 33-plus minutes to grind out a 24-10 victory on Saturday, the fourth in a row for the Golden Gophers. Philip Nelson had 186 yards and a score on 15-for-24 passing, plus one touchdown and 40 yards on the ground for Minnesota (8-2, 4-2), which has won four straight Big Ten games in the same season for the first time since 1973. The Gophers haven't had this many victories since going 10-3 in 2003. Zach Zwinak scored once and gained a season-high 150 yards on 26 rushes for the Nittany Lions (5-4, 2-3). Allen Robinson had seven receptions for 63 yards, giving him 1,106 yards this year to break Bobby Engram's 18-year-old program record, but the Gophers minimized his impact. Minnesota had touchdown drives of 96, 70 and 74 yards in the first half.