STATE COLLEGE – Devonte Ross caught 11 touchdown passes last season at Troy.

It took the wide receiver a week longer than he wanted to reach the end zone for the first time at Penn State.

Ross made a spectacular one-handed catch for a 42-yard score in the third quarter, which helped the second-ranked Nittany Lions pull away from FIU for a 34-0 victory Saturday at Beaver Stadium.

“It was a special catch,” Ross said. “My first TD here was a special moment. It definitely ranks up there.”

His catch came with Panthers defensive back Ashton Levells draped over him and with Penn State’s offense struggling to find the end zone. He finished with three receptions for 61 yards and returned two punts for 6 yards.

“To see him have the explosiveness he had today was cool to see,” quarterback Drew A

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