Despite scoring 17 unanswered points in the fourth quarter, Penn State football fell short in its effort to come back against the Kentucky Wildcats in the Citrus Bowl. The Nittany Lions couldn’t get a final stop when needed and walked away with the 27-24 loss.
The Nittany Lions quickly found themselves down 10 points in the first half and had to be in catchup mode the entire game.
Penn State was plagued by several huge miscues on special teams during the first half that proved huge. That’s surprising, knowing that head coach James Franklin emphasized extra practice time for special teams as part of his team’s bowl preparations.