The primary half in opposition to unranked USC didn’t go so properly for No. 4 Penn State, however the Nittany Lions received the second half began with a bang.
The Nittany Lions went deep into their playbook to attain a wild landing.
At USC’s 32-yard line, Penn State had backup quarterback Beau Pribula take a snap from tight finish Tyler Warren. Sure, a good finish snapped the ball.
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Tyler Warren (44) of the Penn State Nittany Lions runs with the ball in opposition to the Maryland Terrapins at SECU Stadium Nov. 4, 2023, in School Park, Md. (G Fiume/Getty Photos)
To make issues much more complicated, quarterback Drew Allar was lined up out huge, and the 5 offensive lineman have been on the correct facet of Warren on the line of scrimmage.
The Lions appeared to be in a standard soccer formation, till everybody moved far and wide. Out of nowhere, Warren was snapping the ball with no linemen to his left.
So, Warren snapped it to Pribula, who threw a backward cross to Allar on his left. Then, Warren (bear in mind, he hiked the ball) ran straight, and Allar hit him in the long run zone for a wild landing catch.
The published crew mentioned it appeared like a “flag soccer” play.
Drew Allar of the Penn State Nittany Lions throws throughout the first half of a recreation in opposition to the USC Trojans at United Airways Subject on the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Oct. 12, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Ric Tapia/Getty Photos)
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Warren additionally lined up at quarterback and operating again within the recreation, making work a bit extra enjoyable for offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki.
Penn State headed into the locker room at halftime trailing 20-6, however the trick play received momentum again on their facet, and the sport was tied at 20 on the time of publishing.
Penn State tight finish Tyler Warren (44) is tackled by Southern California defensive deal with Gavin Meyer (91) throughout the first half Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photograph/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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That is the very best Penn State has been ranked by the AP since they have been No. 4 coming into Week 6 of the 2021 season. USC has had a impolite welcome to the Large Ten, dropping highway video games to Michigan and Minnesota.
If USC can battle again, although, it might be this system’s greatest win in fairly a while.
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