Star 3-technique defensive tackle Tyleik Williams had just left the game as Penn State roared forward to Ohio State’s 3-yard line.
Failing to break through the goal line on back-to-back plunges, the Nittany Lions turned once more to running back Kaytron Allen on 3rd-and-goal at the 2-yard line. But on the field for just his ninth snap of the day, Kayden McDonald gave Ohio State an answer to Allen’s surge.
Head-up on Penn State center Nick Dawkins, McDonald burst from the line of scrimmage and pushed the snapper back into the lap of a second offensive lineman, Olaivavega Ioane, who lined up outside and motioned across the formation as an extra puller on the play.