After Ohio State unfathomably misplaced to Michigan, the door was broad open for Penn State.
The No. 2-ranked Buckeyes would have clinched a spot within the Huge Ten title recreation had they averted the upset to the 23-point underdogs, however they misplaced, 13-10.
Penn State managed its personal future, and all it needed to do was keep away from being upset.
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Abdul Carter of the Penn State Nittany Lions celebrates after a sack towards the Maryland Terrapins throughout the first half at Beaver Stadium Nov. 30, 2024, in State Faculty, Pa. (Scott Taetsch/Getty Photographs)
They did simply that, taking good care of enterprise towards Maryland with a 44-7 victory.
The sport didn’t get off to a super begin for the Nittany Lions, who fumbled on the primary play of the sport, then allowed a landing on the second. Then they scored 38 unanswered factors, 28 of them within the second quarter.
Nicholas Singleton, who fumbled to begin the sport, discovered the tip zone to present Penn State its first lead early within the second. After the Terps turned the ball over on downs from their very own 30, it took Penn State simply three performs to get into the tip zone once more.Â
Maryland then went three-and-out, and 5 performs later, it was a 24-3 lead. Penn State then recorded an interception, and Drew Allar hit Tyler Warren for a 7-yard rating.
Zion Tracy of the Penn State Nittany Lions celebrates after a sack towards the Maryland Terrapins throughout the first half at Beaver Stadium Nov. 30, 2024, in State Faculty, Pa. (Scott Taetsch/Getty Photographs)
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Singleton added one other rating within the fourth.Â
After Maryland’s first quarter rating, it both punted or turned the ball over on every of its subsequent 12 drives, getting previous midfield simply twice.
Penn State will now face Oregon within the Huge Ten title recreation subsequent week in Indianapolis. It is Penn State’s first look within the championship recreation since 2016.
Drew Allar (15) of the Penn State Nittany Lions makes an attempt a cross as Taizse Johnson (40) of the Maryland Terrapins applies stress throughout the first half at Beaver Stadium Nov. 30, 2024, in State Faculty, Pa. (Scott Taetsch/Getty Photographs)
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The winner will obtain a first-round bye within the Faculty Soccer Playoff, however shedding will not be the worst factor as a result of the shedding crew will seemingly host a house recreation within the first spherical.
As for Ohio State, the Buckeyes are in all probability nonetheless secure, however the day has not gone how they’d hoped.
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