For Purdue to beat a ranked team it needed to be in the position is needed to be in with 42 seconds left in the first half. At that point, Purdue was tied 17-17 with Penn State and had the ball in Nittany Lion territory. Markell Jones caught a pass on the east sideline and got a first down. He had a great shot for more and it even appeared as if he had a critical touchdown, but he was ruled out of bounds at the 22- yard line before making his cut inside for the score.
The call was correct.