The last game of the season counts toward the final record the same as every game along the way, but it weighs more heavily on the minds of the players and fans as it is the last taste of football for nine months.
Penn State started the game out very unevenly. The opening kickoff of the game scuttled the return plans of freshman running back and kickoff returner Miles Sanders. The left-footed kickoff from USC kicker Ma Boermeester fluttered and dipped before Sanders could get under it, and as a result he was forced to cover the ball on the three yard line.