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Penn State vs. Minnesota score, takeaways: Fake punt, gutsy fourth-down calls save Nittany Lions from upset
No. 4 Penn State survived a major upset attempt by Minnesota, 26-25, to stay alive in the College Football Playoff race. On the game's final drive, Penn State coach James Franklin made gutsy fourth-down calls to allow the Nittany Lions to run out the clock and escape with a win.
Inside Penn State’s fake punt vs. Minnesota and the walk-on who made it happen
Penn State converted three fourth-down attempts on its game-sealing, final drive at Minnesota. The last one, a pass from Drew Allar to Tyler Warren, secured the win. But the first one stunned the Golden Gophers and was crucial in the Nittany Lions’ 26-25 triumph.
The Nittany Lions convert three fourth-down plays, one on a fake punt, to seal a 26-25 win over the Golden Gophers.
The Gophers have been working on a couple trick plays during closed practices in recent weeks. Unveiled Saturday, one worked ...
Penn State, leading Minnesota by one point with 29 seconds left in regulation, faced a fourth-and-1 at the Golden ...
The Golden Gophers block a punt and an extra point in the final 2 minutes to gain an edge on the Nittany Lions.
The Gophers fell to 6-5, 4-4 Big Ten, while Penn State (10-1, 7-1) stayed alive for a good spot in the expanded College ...
However, the Gophers offense was shut down by Penn State's defense in a three-and-out and the Nittany Lions carried that ...
The Minnesota football team gave No. 4 Penn State all it could handle, but a few costly turnovers helped the Nittany Lions ...
Wisconsin: With the Lions trailing 10-7 and Allar out of the game with an injury, Reed intercepted a pass by Wisconsin ...
The penalty helped the Nittany Lions move the ball into Minnesota's territory and ultimately scored via an Allar four-yard ...
He came right back and sliced up Minnesota's defense up the middle for the 12-yard touchdown run. Lions take their first lead of the game. The Gophers moved the ball well coming out of halftime − ...
MINNEAPOLIS – Penn State fans, greetings from Huntington Stadium. James Franklin’s No. 4 Nittany Lions are warming up ahead ...
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