At high noon on Saturday, the no. 4 Penn State Nittany Lions walked through the visitor’s tunnel at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis for a battle of unbeatens. Waiting on the other side of the field was PJ Fleck and the 17th ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers. Unfortunately, when the dust settled, the team that was left standing undefeated was Minnesota.
It was painfully clear from the get go that the first half was not going to be kinds to Penn State. After Justin Shorter dropped a pass on the first play from scrimmage, the game’s opening drive ended with Sean Clifford being intercepted inside the 10-yard line.