Clifford leads No. 12 Penn State past Purdue 35-7

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Purdue quarterback Jack Plummer took another hard sack then dragged himself to his feet. He tried to shake the pain out of his right arm before taking a slow walk to his team's locker room. The first half was mercifully over. No. 12 Penn State cruised to a 35-7 rout of the Boilermakers, but the punishment continued in the second. The Nittany Lions (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) rolled behind 10 sacks, one shy of the program's single-game record. They held the Boilermakers (1-4, 0-2) to 104 total yards -- including minus-19 rushing. A week after shutting out Maryland, the Nittany Lions were dominant again. "Defensively we're doing some special things right now," Penn State coach James Franklin said.