Penn State Topples Ohio State After Blocked Field-Goal Attempt

   

   Grant Haley returned a blocked field goal 60 yards for a touchdown with 4 minutes 27 seconds left in the fourth quarter, and host Penn State upset No. 2 Ohio State, 24-21, on Saturday night for the Nittany Lions’ biggest win in the post-Joe Paterno era. Penn State (5-2, 3-1 Big Ten) took its first lead when Marcus Allen leapt high to block Tyler Durbin’s 45-yard field-goal attempt and Haley scooped it up and sprinted to the end zone. A crowd of 107,280 at Beaver Stadium roared, and Penn State’s defense closed out the Nittany Lions’ first victory over the Buckeyes since 2011 with two sacks of quarterback J. T. Barrett. The Buckeyes (6-1, 4-1 Big Ten) had won 20 straight road games.

   It was heartbreaking to see Ohio State lose a game especially to a team like Penn State. Coming off of a previous night game back to back weeks with both Wisconsin and Penn State having a week off prior to us was a challenge that was tougher than what meets the eyes on paper. I still believe Ohio State still can and will make the playoffs although it may require a little assistance but over the past two seasons after a lost we come out the gates fired up. I mean lets be real now Alabama can't be the only team every year to lose one game and still be the 1 seed.

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References

The Associated Press. "Penn State Topples Ohio State After Blocked Field-Goal Attempt." The New York Times (2016).