A double-overtime interception sealed the deal for the No. 6 Oregon Ducks who silenced a white-out crowd at Beaver Stadium, knocking off No. 3 Penn State, 30-24, on Saturday to improve to 5-0 on the season and 2-0 in Big Ten play.
Penn State senior quarterback Drew Allar threw for 137 yards on 14-of-25 passing with two touchdowns and the costly double overtime interception that sealed the Nittany Lions fate.
Running back Kaytron Allen ran in a touchdown and Allar connected with Devonte Ross for both of his passing touchdowns while Ross added 48 yards.
The Big Ten battle marked Oregon’s second straight conference win, following a victory over Northwestern last week. Penn State fell to 3-1 (0-1 Big Ten) with the loss.
Ducks sophomore quarterback Dante Moore completed 29-of-39 passes for 248 yards and three touchdowns. He connected with Gary Bryant Jr. who finished with 55 yards and a touchdown. Dierre Hill Jr. and Jamari Johnnson also hauled in scores, while Jordon Davison added a rushing touchdown.
Fans reacted to Allar’s costly overtime interception, which ended Penn State’s near-miraculous comeback bid against Oregon.
Oregon and Penn State entered halftime tied at 3-3 after both defenses held firm and kept the offenses out of the end zone through the first 30 minutes.
The Nittany Lions opened the scoring with a 49-yard field goal from Ryan Barker, but Oregon’s Atticus Sappington answered with a 42-yarder before the break, redeeming himself after an earlier miss from 47 yards.
Following a near-fumble that was overturned in Oregon’s favor, the Ducks capitalized on their opening drive of the second half. Moore connected with Hill Jr. to give Oregon a 10-3 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
On their first possession of the final frame, Davison punched in an 8-yard rushing touchdown, extending the Ducks’ lead to two scores. But Penn State answered quickly, marching down the field in just four plays and capping the drive with a 35-yard touchdown pass from Allar to Ross. The Nittany Lions trailed 17-10 with 10:30 remaining in regulation.
Allar and the Nittany Lions marched down the field on a 15-play, near-seven-minute drive, capping it with a touchdown pass to Ross to tie the game at 17 with 30 seconds remaining to send it into overtime.
Allen and Penn State found the end zone in overtime, putting pressure on Oregon to respond with one of their own. The Ducks answered as Moore connected with Johnson on a 2-yard touchdown pass to force a second overtime.
Oregon struck quickly in the second overtime, as Moore connected with Bryant Jr. for a touchdown on the first play. On Penn State’s ensuing possession, Dillon Thieneman intercepted Allar to seal the win for the Ducks.
Oregon will enter a bye week before hosting No. 11 Indiana on Oct. 11.
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