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STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA – NOVEMBER 02: Head coach James Franklin of the Penn State Nittany Lions looks on during the second quarter against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Beaver Stadium on November 02, 2024 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 776153538 ORIG FILE ID: 2182508847
This was James Franklin’s moment. This was his chance to make a statement, to show his Penn State teams can beat the best of the best, to beat Ryan Day for the first time and Ohio State for the first time since 2016.
And yet, the Nittany Lions whiffed on their big opportunity, losing another big game. And fans, again, were clearly livid with Franklin — but they shouldn’t be too surprised with the unfortunate annual tradition.
Saturday during No. 4 Ohio State’s 20-13 road win against No. 3 Penn State, the Buckeyes had that seven-point lead midway through the fourth quarter, but the Nittany Lions were making moves. With less than seven minutes left in the game, Penn State was first-and-goal on the Buckeyes’ three-yard line.
Run play for no gain, run play for a one yard, another run for one yard. It was then fourth-and-goal on the one-yard line with a chance to tie the game (with a good extra point) with about five minutes left.
Penn State quarterback Drew Allar took the snap and dropped back to pass. But instead of looking to tight end Tyler Warren, who was covered by a single Buckeye while standing just shy of the goal line, Allar attempted a needle-threading throw to tight end Khalil Dinkins, who was in the end zone with three defenders surrounding him. The pass was incomplete, Penn State turned it over on downs and Ohio State ran out the clock to hold on for the victory.
With the loss, Franklin is now 1-10 against Ohio State, 13-27 against ranked opponents and 1-13 against AP top-5 teams as Penn…
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Author : FTW Outdoors
Publish date : 2024-11-02 20:14:52
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