UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – With just two seconds remaining in the second quarter, all Ohio State had to do to take a 21-3 lead into halftime was have Justin Fields take a few steps back before kneeling down to run out the clock and bring the first half to an end.
Or so it thought.
After Fields took that knee, Ohio State immediately ran back into its locker room believing that the first half was over. Penn State stayed on the field, though, believing there was still one second left on the clock. Ultimately, the replay official agreed, and the Buckeyes were forced to come back out of the locker room for Penn State to attempt a 50-yard field goal, which Jordan Stout hit to make the halftime score, 21-6.