Penn State entered the contest knowing how big of a day it could be in Happy Valley. With an Ohio State victory over Michigan, and a Penn State win, the Nittany Lions would head to Indianapolis next week to represent the Big Ten East in the Big Ten Championship.
The Ohio State game wasn’t over at kickoff, as the Buckeyes needed two overtimes to pull out the win. There seemed to be a distraction inside of Beaver Stadium until that outcome of that contest was known.
Unfortunately, another slow start by the Nittany Lions seemed to take some of the energy out of the stadium.