Purdue had Penn State on the ropes, and just flat out gave it away down the stretch. Thanks to unsound play, poor decisions and timely plays by the Nittany Lions, Purdue dropped their season opener 35-31 at the hands of Penn State.
It looked like Purdue fans would be celebrating all night in West Lafayette. Aidan O’Connell and the high powered offense had the ball, up 31-28 with a little over 6 minutes left. They proceeded to punt the ball just 1 minute and 37 seconds after getting it. Then, Penn State gave it right back and the Boilermaker faithful let out a sigh of relief just to cough it right back a little over 2 minutes later.