Mark Rubin earns weekly honors

From GoPSUSPorts.com:

"The huge forced fumble by Penn State safety Mark Rubin (Amherst, N.Y.) in the Nittany Lions' 13-6 win over No. 10 Ohio State on Saturday is among the nominees for this week's Pontiac Game Changing Performance.

In addition, Rubin was selected the Walter Camp Football Foundation Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts vs. the Buckeyes. He made a career-high 11 tackles (nine solo) and led a defensive effort that limited Ohio State to its lowest point total in Ohio Stadium since a 6-0 loss to Wisconsin in 1982 Penn State held OSU to 61 rushing yards on 31 carries, 121 yards below its season average. OSU's Chris Wells entered the game averaging 123.8 ypg (10th in nation), but was held to 55 yards on 22 carries.

With the Buckeyes leading, 6-3, in the fourth quarter, Rubin hit Ohio State quarterback Terrell Pryor and knocked the ball loose. Senior linebacker Tyrell Sales (Butler) shielded the ball from OSU's Chris Wells and knocked it backwards, where sophomore linebacker Navorro Bowman (District Heights, Ohio) recovered at the OSU 38. Quarterback Pat Devlin (Downingtown) and tailback Evan Royster (Fairfax, Va.) led the Nittany Lions downfield, with Devlin scoring on a one-yard run with 6:25 to play for a 10-6 Penn State lead.

After taking the lead, the Nittany Lions forced a punt and Kevin Kelly (Langhorne) connected on a 35-yard field goal for a 13-6 lead. In the final minute, senior cornerback Lydell Sargeant (Lompoc, Calif.) grabbed his team-high third interception in the end zone and the Lions ran out the clock, improving to 9-0 overall and 5-0 in the Big Ten."