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With Penn State’s football season now officially in the books, now is a good time to start putting the whole season into perspective. Although the season ended with the Nittany Lions coming up just short of playing for a national championship, there were a lot of good moments to reflect on positively from the 2024 season that ended with a final record of 13-3. The shortcomings are well documented, but the highlights of the year should not be forgotten.
Penn State faced some tricky road games during the 2024 season, and they passed each one for an unblemished road record during the regular season. Perhaps the most challenging portion of the schedule saw Penn State play back-to-back games on the road at USC and Wisconsin in the middle of the season just before hosting the game of the year against Ohio State. For Penn State to get through those two games without a loss was critical to Penn State’s hopes of making the College Football Playoff, as most anticipated a loss to Ohio State for one conference loss. But Penn State needed a strong second-half performance on the road in each to remain undefeated.
A week after an exhilarating road win at USC, Penn State had a slow start against an aggressive Wisconsin defense. The Badgers led the Nittany Lions 3-0 after the first quarter and took a 10-7 lead into halftime thanks to a late touchdown with a little over a minute to play in the first half. Quarterback Drew Allar went to the locker room a little early to have his left knee checked out and he did not return to the game despite coming out with a brace on after halftime. Allar remained on the sideline and the offense was put in the hands of Beau Pribula.
With the offense still having a tough time getting things moving consistently, the Penn State defense came to the rescue in the third quarter. Jaylen Reed had a 19-yard…
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Author : Nittany Lions Wire
Publish date : 2025-01-13 11:00:00
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