However, the Gophers offense was shut down by Penn State's defense in a three-and-out and the Nittany Lions carried that momentum on offense, going five plays for 57 yards before Nicholas Singleton rushed for a 12-yard touchdown to give Penn State their first lead of the night, 23-22.

The Minnesota Gophers thwarted that opportunity when they dropped their week 12 matchup against Rutgers, two Saturdays ago. Still, the Penn State Nittany Lions came to Dinkytown as the #4 ranked team in the nation,

The Golden Gophers block a punt and an extra point in the final 2 minutes to gain an edge on the Nittany Lions.

The penalty helped the Nittany Lions move the ball into Minnesota's territory and ultimately scored via an Allar four-yard touchdown run. However, the Gophers came through with another block, this time on the extra point, and returned it all the way back for two points to give them a 19-16 lead before the half.

No. 4 Penn State travels to Minnesota for a Big Ten college football matchup today. The game is available to watch on multiple streaming services for free.

This Minnesota ... The Gophers have 16 interceptions this season and are led by freshman safety Koi Perich with five of them. He and the rest of the secondary flies after the ball when it’s in the air and will surely do the same when Penn State ...

A mid-November matchup against Minnesota might not have seemed that daunting in August, but twelve weeks into the season, t