STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Up until Saquon Barkley ripped off a game-winning, 25-yard touchdown run through the middle of Minnesotas defense in Penn States 29-26 overtime win over the Golden Gophers, Barkley had been bottled up, driven backward for losses and frustrated.Im really proud of Saquon, Penn State coach James Franklin said. Hes not having the big games and statistics that I think people anticipated or expected, you havent seen him once with bad body language, hang his head, been a great team player. Just kept persevering, waiting for opportunities, and when it came, made a big play for us.Barkleys dazzling run came at a critical time for Penn State (3-2, 1-1 Big Ten). The Nittany Lions, already down seven injured starters, risked a 0-2 conference start amidst growing fan frustration that prompted athletic director Sandy Barbour to declare earlier in the week Franklins job is not in jeopardy.Trace McSorleys 80-yard touchdown pass to Irvin Charles was timely, too. It snapped a 0 for 8 string of third-down attempts for Penn States offense and sparked the teams comeback from a 13-3 deficit. McSorley finished with 408 yards of total offense, the third highest single-game total in school history.McSorley completed 19 of 40 passes and ran for a touchdown. Barkley finished with 63 yards on 20 carries.Mitch Leidner completed 24 of 40 passes for 241 yards with a touchdown, and Rodney Smith and Shannon Brooks added 104 and 100 rushing yards, respectively, for Minnesota (3-1, 0-1 Big Ten). Brooks and Drew Wolitarsky scored touchdowns for the Gophers.Its pretty obvious it hurts, Minnesota coach Tracy Claeys said. Well be up in the morning and well be back and ready to go.Emmit Carpenter kicked four field goals for Minnesota, including a go-ahead 37-yarder with 54 seconds to go. But Tyler Davis third field goal, a 40-yarder with two seconds left, forced overtime. Carpenters 46-yarder put Minnesota up after the first half of overtime before Barkley ended it on the next play.I think it was definitely something our players needed, Franklin said. Everyone needed it, theres no doubt about it.LAST LINE OF DEFENSEMarcus Allen looked no worse for wear after making 22 tackles -- eight solo -- while playing most of his snaps as Penn States eighth defender in the box.It was two shy of Penn States single-game record.Hes grown used to helping support whats been a thin corps of linebackers since his freshman season in 2014 and its as thin as its ever been with starters Nyeem Wartman-White, Jason Cabinda and Brandon Bell out. Penn State lost fill-in Brandon Smith in the second half with an apparent head injury.THE TAKEAWAYMINNESOTA: The Gophers are a scrappy bunch and will have a shot to hang with a lot of Big Ten teams with Leidner and their running backs playing well.Leidner bounced back from a shaky start where he was 0 for 4 against the blitz to complete his next five passes for 35 yards and a touchdown against extra-man pressures. He erred in the fourth quarter, However. Leidner steered his team to Penn States 13-yard-line where he sailed a pass into 8-man coverage to be intercepted by Jordan Smith.PENN STATE: After falling into a 13-3 halftime hole and going 0 for 7 on third downs over the first two quarters, Penn State salvaged some momentum with a win. More importantly, Joe Moorhead and the offense got on track with big plays in the third quarter where Penn State racked up 190 yards of offense with 156 of them coming on deep passes against Minnesotas shorthanded secondary.UP NEXTMINNESOTA: Will try to take the Floyd of Rosedale back from the Iowa Hawkeyes at TCF Bank Stadium on Oct. 8.PENN STATE: Hosts Maryland on Oct. 8 in whats become arguably each teams biggest rivalry. NMD Clearance . Manuel was offered a position the day he was fired. He accepted earlier this week and the team made the announcement Friday. NMD Online . Badenhop was 2-3 with a 3.47 ERA in 63 relief appearances for Milwaukee this season. He is 18-20 in his career with three saves and a 3. https://www.cheapnmdoutlet.com/ . Mitch Holmberg added a goal and three assists. Connor Chartier also scored for the Chiefs (3-0-0). Luke Harrison spoiled Garrett Hughsons shutout bid with a power-play goal at 13:17 of the third period. The Spokane goaltender finished with 28 saves, including a Brandon Fushimi penalty shot in the second period that would have tied the game 1-1. NMD Wholesale .C. -- When North Carolina freshman Ryan Switzer reported to training camp in August he was a little miffed to learn he was third on the depth chart at punt returner. NMD Replica . -- Lou Brocks shoulder-to-shoulder collision with Bill Freehan during the 1968 World Series and Pete Roses bruising hit on Ray Fosse in the 1970 All-Star game could become relics of baseball history, like the dead-ball era. DAVIE, Fla. -- Miami Dolphins linebacker Koa Misi has been placed on injured reserve because of a neck injury, and cornerback Bene Benwikere has been claimed off waivers.Misi, a seven-year starter, missed the past two games because of the injury and is likely to be sidelined the rest of the season.The Panthers released Benwikere last week after they allowed 503 yards passing by the Falcons. He was targeted for nearly half that total.Benwikere reinforces depth following the loss of rookie starter Xavien Howard , who is expected to be sidelined several weeks recovering from minor knee surgery.dddddddddddd Miamis other starter, Byron Maxwell, has struggled this season and was benched for a game.A fifth-round draft pick in 2014, Benwikere started 14 games in three years with Carolina.---Online:AP NFL website: http://www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL coverage on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '