UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - It's been nearly 10 months since Penn State felt the uncomfortable pang of the emotions surrounding a bitter loss. Experiencing seemingly some of its most excitable highs to its lowest of lows in a 3:42 stretch Saturday, the result was an excruciating one-point loss.
While the stat packet tells one story, as Penn State head coach James Franklin noted postgame, that's not the full story this time around.
Regardless of what the stats say, Saturday's 39-38 loss at Ohio State was perhaps decided by a final shift in momentum, a proverbial pendulum swing that sent a jolt of energy straight into a ferocious crowd, and one that Penn State could not overcome.