STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Trace McSorley threw for 209 yards and two touchdowns, and Saquon Barkley ran for another score to lift Penn State over Kent State 33-13 in the season openers for both teams on Saturday.Barkley finished with 105 yards rushing, and Tyler Davis chipped in two field goals for the Nittany Lions. A 29-yard field goal in the second quarter gave Penn State the lead for good.Were happy with the win, Penn State coach James Franklin said. I think we couldve been cleaner, it wasnt as clean as we wouldve liked it to be.Amani Oruwariye returned an interception for a score in the third quarter, and Mike Gesicki hauled in a touchdown pass with less than two minutes left to pad the lead in a game that was close for much of the afternoon. Penn State led 16-13 at halftime.DaeSean Hamilton caught a first-quarter touchdown pass from McSorley who also ran for 47 yards in his first start.The first two drives we kind of got stalled out, McSorley said. The third drive we were able to get some first downs, push the ball down the field a little bit. I think that was actually the drive we ended up scoring on, too. That was where we finally started feeling thinks clicking. The momentum started building.Shane Hynes kicked two field goals for Kent State, and Elcee Refuge returned a McSorley fumble for a touchdown in the second quarter.THE TAKEAWAYKENT STATE: The Golden Flashes havent had much going for them offensively in quite a while, but their defense remains stout enough to give them hope.Kent States front seven kept the game within reach by limiting Barkleys running room early. Vaunted pass-rusher Terence Waugh killed a big wave of Penn State momentum midway through the second quarter when he hammered McSorley from his blindside, forcing a fumble that Refuge returned for a touchdown to tie the game 13-13. If Waugh can keep making plays, the Golden Flashes will have chances to turn games around.PENN STATE: A coordinator change doesnt guarantee immediate success. Saturdays sluggish start and uneven performance shows Joe Moorheads offense will need more time for all its parts to get on the same page.And the sooner the better as games loom against No. 7 Michigan, No. 6 Ohio State, and Maryland, teams that hung at least 52 points on its opponents in their openers. A bunch of missed tackles against Kent State is further evidence that Penn States offense will have to pull more weight than it has in the two previous years when elite defenses could bail it out.UP NEXTKent State will try to snap its six-game losing streak when it hosts FCS foe North Carolina A&T next Saturday.Penn State and Pittsburgh will renew a long-dormant rivalry when the Nittany Lions travel to Heinz Field next Saturday for the first game in a home-and-home series. 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Great player who can run the football -- designed runs, a great scrambler and a good thrower as well.It will be a challenge for the Sooners to maintain the discipline needed against such a player right out of the blocks.You just have to stay strong and stay focused, keep your eyes out of the backfield, Oklahoma cornerback Dakota Austin said. The biggest thing he does is take advantage of blitzing teams or D-ends running up field. Hes just going to step up and try to get down field or get a scramble drill going.Houston, which uses a run-heavy spread similar to Ohio States, ranked 13th nationally in yards rushing per game last season.The Cougars lost top receiver Demarcus Ayers to the NFL, but they still return four of their top five pass catchers from last season. Chance Allen, who had 56 catches for 752 yards last season, is in line to do more damage this season. Steven Dunbar and Linell Bonner both are ready to step into biggerr roles.ddddddddddddWard uses his legs to create for his receivers.Especially for the DBs, he can extend the plays, Austin said. When you get a route and initially you jump the route and kill the route, the receiver just cuts back up field and its a scramble drill and now, youre beat all of a sudden.When Ward cant find anyone, he runs as well as anyone. He joins Clemsons Deshaun Watson as the only quarterbacks to pass for more than 2,000 yards and rush for more than 1,000 last season. His 21 touchdowns rushing last season rank second nationally among returning players.The Sooners return six defensive starters from a unit that led the Big 12 in total defense (364.5 ypg), scoring defense (22.0 ppg), passing defense (202.8 ypg), pass efficiency defense (108.5) and sacks (3.08 per game). Though the Sooners lost experience with sack leader Eric Striker, tackles leader Dominique Alexander and linebacker Devante Bond, defensive end Charles Tapper and cornerback Zack Sanchez, they return an experienced secondary. Safeties Ahmad Thomas and Steven Parker and cornerback Jordan Thomas are back, and Austin has been elevated to the starting lineup.Linebacker Jordan Evans is the teams top returning tackler, and the Sooners are expecting big things from linebacker Ogbonnia Okoronkwo. Those returnees help Oklahoma enter the game with confidence.If you want to be the best, you have to beat the best, Austin said. If you can pop it off and just get it out the way, you know what youll bring to it.---Follow Cliff Brunt on Twitter (at)CliffBruntAP . ' ' '