RECAP: One Turnover Too Many, No. 3 Penn State Upset by No. 6 Oregon, 30-24
Penn State will go only as far as Drew Allar can take them.
That’s not pressure — it’s just reality.
On Saturday night in double overtime against undefeated Oregon (ranked #6) — Allar threw an interception in double overtime to Oregon Duck Dillon Thieneman, sealing the 30–24 win in front of over 111,000 fans in a near total Penn State whiteout at Beaver Stadium. The loss drops James Franklin to 4–21 against top 10 opponents during his tenure as Head Coach at Penn State.
This year — complete with Philly talent helping to a 3–0 start — Penn State kicked off its season where they left off for most of 2024 with Imhotep Charter’s Mylachi Williams, Jabree Coleman, and Tyseer Denmark among other Philly connections who helped to routed the Nevada Wolfpack and quarterback Chubba Purdy by a final score of 46–11 — including three takeaways and 438 yards of total offense.
In the second half, the Nittany Lions (3–1) mounted a comeback after being down 17–3. In the third quarter, Penn State began a furious comeback with a 35-yard strike from Allar to Ross to cut Oregon’s lead from 17–10. Allar then threw a seven-yard touchdown pass to Ross with 30 seconds left.
After a Kaytron Allen four-yard touchdown run in overtime for Penn State, Oregon responded with two scoring passes from Dante Moore — one in each overtime.
Allar’s interception in double overtime sealed the win for Oregon.
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