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Published Oct 12, 2024
As It Happened - FINAL: No. 4 Penn State 33- USC 30
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Dylan Callaghan-Croley  •  Happy Valley Insider
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Follow along as No. 4 Penn State takes on the USC Trojans at the LA Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California on Saturday afternoon.

OVERTIME

Penn State's First OT Possession Ryan Barker nails a 36-yard field goal and the Nittany Lions stay undefeated to improve to 6-0.

USC's First OT Possession: Penn State wins toss. USC gets the ball first.

After an incomplete pass, the Nittany Lions forced a field goal and IT IS NO GOOD.

QUARTER 4: 

0;00: After a Jaylen Reed interception, Penn State took a shot at the endzone for a touchdown. Instead, Drew Allar is picked off for the third time today, doubling his careeer total. The pass was short of the endzone. Overtime all tied up at 30-30.

2:53: A Drew Allar legacy drive? He just drove Penn State down the field on 12 plays (nine passes, one scramble) to go 75 yards and tie the game. Allar is 28-for-40 for 382 yards and two touchdowns.

5:56: USC was desperate for a big drive and they got one, going 75 yards on nine plays in just under five minutes to retake the lead. 30-23 USC leads with just under six minutes to play.

10:49: Penn State goes on another long drive, this time 72 yards on nine plays but has to settle for a third field goal. That's the second time they've reached the redzone and have had to settle for FGs. It's 23-23.

QUARTER 3

0:28: The Nittany Lions keep the Trojans to a field goal. USC recaptures the lead 23-20.

1:27: After forcing another punt, Drew Allar throws his second intereception of the day and the Trojans are in business at the Nittany Lions 24-yard line.

4:42: After Penn State's defense kept USC to just 27 yards and forced a punt, the Nittany Lions offense rolls down the field for another touchdown, capped off with a Kaytron Allen touchdown run from a yard out. All tied up.

12:52: Penn State needed an answer coming out of halftime and they got. Another terrific opening drive for the Nittany Lions is capped off with a double pass from Beau Pribula to Drew Allar who throws it deep to Tyler Warren for the touchdown. He now has 11 receptions for 140 yards and a touchdown.

QUARTER 2

0:07: USC tacks on another field goal, this time form 47-yards to make it a 20-6 game.

2:51: Penn State gets into USC terittory but a Trey Wallace drop and an imcplete pass to Tyler Warren means Penn State will settle for a field goal. 17-6 USC. Nittany Lions defense will ned to come up with a quick stop.

10:10: Penn State's defense with a big third down stop forces a USC field goal. If the Nittany Lions come back in this one, this drive could be one we comeback and look at as a potential difference maker. Field goal is good. 17-3 USC


12:15: It's been a disaterous last 20 minuts for Penn State as Drew Allar throws an intereception and USC is now deep into Nittany Lions territory.

13:39: USC extends their lead to 14-3 as Quenton Joyner scores his second touchdown of the day, this time on a short Miller Moss pass.

QUARTER 1

0:00: End of first quarter .. USC leads 7-3.

1:57: Penn State willb e forced to punt on fourth down looked like Drew Allar missed an open Luke Reynolds on the third and short play. USC takes over at their 11 yard line.

4:38: USC's QUienton Joyner with a tremendous touchdown run on a jet sweep, he takes it 75-yards to give the Trojans a 7-3 lead.

4:57: Penn State has a touchdown taken off the board by a questionable OPI call on Julian Fleming and instead settle for a field goal from Ryan Barker. 3-0 Penn State.

13:02: Slow defensive start? Not today (at least on drive No. 1). Penn State forces USC to punt from the USC 40. Zion Tracy back to receive the punt and it will bounce to the Nittany Lions 10 yard line.

15:00: USC wins the toss and will receive to start the game. The kick results in a touchback. Trojans start at their own 25.

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