Penn State left Seattle with a 28-25 win over Washington on November 7, moving to 5-4 overall and 2-4 in the Big Ten. For the depth-chart tracker, the useful changes are more specific than the result: Chase Sowell returned, Carson Hansen led the rushing workload, and Koby Howard remained unavailable for that game.
The next game is Minnesota at Beaver Stadium on Saturday, November 14, at 7 p.m. ET on FS1. The current official schedule and Nittany Sports Now kickoff confirmation agree. Earlier reports offering two possible night windows are now superseded. The schedule hub and its printable PDF include the final Washington result and the announced Minnesota window.
Sowell Returned; Howard’s Next Status Still Needs Its Own Report
Sowell caught four passes for 125 yards and a touchdown, including a 45-yard score. Zay Robinson added two receptions for 30 yards and a touchdown. The Penn State recap and Washington official box score agree on those lines.
That is stronger evidence than the Tuesday coach assessments previously featured on this site. Sowell and Robinson were game-time decisions on the final report, according to StateCollege.com’s game-day availability coverage. Their completed-game receiving production resolves whether they played in Seattle.
Howard was listed out. That fact belongs to November 7. It does not establish whether he will play against Minnesota, and it should not be converted into either a return promise or a new season-ending designation. The WR and tight-end tracker now separates the confirmed return, the completed-game absence and the next report still to be checked.
Sowell’s return also does not erase Amarion Jackson’s earlier first start against Purdue. It changes the available evidence, rather than proving a permanent receiver hierarchy. Receiving totals alone cannot tell us every route assignment, blocking contribution or snap count.
Hansen and Wallace: Compare Two Games, Not One Ranking
Hansen had 14 carries for 119 yards and a touchdown at Washington. Wallace supplied seven carries for 56 yards and a touchdown. Both official sources agree on those figures; an early StateCollege.com recap listed Wallace at 55 yards.
The order of workload was different against Purdue, when Wallace had 22 attempts and Hansen 17. Those two samples support a practical reading: both backs have recently handled meaningful work, and the larger share can change with the game. They do not support declaring that one player permanently displaced the other.
StateCollege.com’s independent recap describes the closing possession that consumed the final 7:40, with Hansen central to keeping the offense on the field. That situational responsibility matters alongside the full-game rushing line. It is still evidence of how this game ended, not a guarantee about Minnesota’s first drive.
The running-back tracker keeps the two carry splits visible. Its next questions are the opening package, short-yardage opportunities and passing-down work. A box score cannot answer all three.
Becht Remains the Quarterback Reference
Rocco Becht completed 16 of 27 passes for 240 yards and two touchdowns in the current official recap and Washington box score. The independent recap initially listed 247 yards. This update uses the matching official figure rather than combining inconsistent versions.
The quarterback tracker continues to identify Becht as the current starter. It does not use this result to invent a new reserve order. Earlier evidence involving Alex Manske and the rest of the room remains dated as earlier usage, with no claim about an untested close-game replacement scenario.
Defensive Production Is Not a Snap Chart
Tony Rojas and Kooper Ebel each recorded eight tackles. Yvan Kemajou and Ty Blanding shared a sack, and Ibn McDaniels made his first career interception. Washington finished with 306 total yards.
These figures identify contributions worth carrying into the defensive tracker. They do not establish a permanent promotion for McDaniels, a fixed defensive-line rotation or how every player was deployed. Washington’s second-half comeback also makes a simple victory-based conclusion about the defense unhelpful: the result and the unresolved rotation questions can coexist.
What Remains Unsettled Before Minnesota
The important next checks are new availability designations, any documented staff changes and the next game’s actual personnel. Past out tags should stay attached to the game they described. Catch totals should not be called target shares, and tackle totals should not be called snap shares.
One statistical disagreement remains: Penn State’s recap lists Benjamin Brahmer with five catches for 36 yards, while Washington’s box score lists four for the same yardage. The receiver tracker records the common yardage and flags the catch count instead of silently selecting one version.
Use the full depth chart for the current position boards and the archived Washington preview for what was known before kickoff. Those pages serve different purposes. The final game record updates the current tracker without rewriting the history of the pregame uncertainty.