With a 9-1 record, a No. 4 ranking nationally and eyes set on the College Football Playoff for the first time in program history, Penn State’s season hung in the balance of a one-point, fourth-quarter lead on the road vs. a scrappy Minnesota team.

Penn State , in 11 years under head coach James Franklin , wasn’t used to living dangerously.

WHAT A CALL!

Penn State fakes it and picks up the first down. pic.twitter.com/n2t8kHrG4T — CBS Sports College Football 🏈 (@CBSSportsCFB) November 23, 2024

"HELLO END ZONE!"

Kaytron Allen takes it 67 yards to extend the @PennStateFball lead 💥

📺: BTN pic.twitter.com/nG2jR2aAlP — Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) September 6, 2025

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