Recap: Penn State falls 45-37 in Big Ten title game to Oregon
INDIANAPOLIS — No. 3 Penn State meets No. 1 Oregon tonight in the Big Ten title game. Kickoff is set for 8:12 p.m. ET on CBS. This is your live home for the latest score, stats, news, notes, and updates from Lucas Oil Stadium. The Ducks are a 3.5-point favorite ahead of kickoff. Note: This page will not update automatically. So, please refresh your browser often for the latest information.
Oregon beats Penn State 45-37
12/07/2024 10:45:50 PMA fun game, but Penn State made too many mistakes in the end to win. The Ducks are 13-0 and first-time Big Ten champs. The Nittany Lions are 11-2 heading into selection Sunday.
Interception
12/07/2024 10:42:13 PMINTERCEPTION: Drew Allar’s pass to Trey Wallace is picked off. That should all but do it. Niko Reed had the pick.
Two minute timeout time
12/07/2024 10:39:05 PMTwo minute timeout time: Oregon 45, Penn State 37. The Lions have it at their own 46. They have two timeouts remaining. It’ll be second and one when play resumes.
Oregon punts
12/07/2024 10:36:38 PMOregon throws deep and 3rd and 9 and it’s incomplete, which gives Penn State an extra timeout. Ducks to punt from their own 26 with 2:16 to go. It’s 45-37. The Lions have it at their own 37.
Touchdown Penn State
12/07/2024 10:32:09 PMTouchdown, Penn State: Drew Allar hits Trey Wallace while having his jersey pulled from behind on 4th and 10 at the Oregon 14. Ryan Barker’s extra point is good. Oregon 45, Penn State 37 with 3:41 to go.
Penn State has 3rd and 10 with 3:50 to go
12/07/2024 10:30:48 PMAt the Oregon 14.
Touchdown Oregon
12/07/2024 10:17:37 PMTouchdown, Oregon: Jordan James rushes in from four yards out. The Ducks lead Penn State 45-30 with 7:28 to go in the Big Ten title game. Oregon converted 3rd and 9 and 4th and 2 on that 12 play, 75-yard scoring drive that took 6:49 off the clock.
Penn State linebacker Kobe King is hurt
12/07/2024 10:08:35 PMIt happened at the end of a second down play. It’ll be 3rd and 9 when play resumes. There is 11:43 to go and Oregon leads Penn State 38-30.
Touchdown Penn State
12/07/2024 10:04:07 PMAfter an 18-yard Beau Pribula run, Kaytron Allen rushed in from a yard out to pull within 38-30. Penn State ran a reverse with Nick Singleton to Tyler Warren on the two-point play with the goal of throwing it to Drew Allar but it was too slow developing and the tight end slipped short of the end zone. Oregon 38, Lions 30 with 14:17 to go.
The end of the third quarter is here
12/07/2024 09:56:13 PMAnother big run for Kaytron Allen sets up Penn State with first and 10 at the Oregon 19 to end the third quarter. Oregon 38, Penn State 24, with 15 minutes to go at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Penn State gets a stop
12/07/2024 09:50:15 PMPenn State gets a stop on 3rd and 6 as the Ducks only get a yard. Nice play call by Tom Allen and execution by his defense. The Lions get it back late in the third quarter. But, Oregon pins them deep: Penn State takes over at its own 3 with 1:40 left in the quarter.
Penn State punts on its second possession of the second half
12/07/2024 09:42:24 PMOn 3rd and 4 at the PSU, Drew Allar throws it away at Kayotron Allen’s feet. The Lions will punt it away with 6:24 left in the third quarter. Oregon takes over at its own 8.
Oregon strikes quick for six
12/07/2024 09:37:26 PMTouchdown, Oregon: Tez Johnson is wide open for six. After the Lions’ missed field goal, the Ducks strike quick and lead 38-24 with 7:36 left in the third quarter.
Promising Penn State drive ends with no points
12/07/2024 09:30:11 PMRyan Barker’s 40-yard field goal is no good. Promising Penn State drive ends with no points to start the third quarter. Brutal for the Lions, who still trail Oregon 31-24 with 9:27 to go in the third quarter.
The second half of the Big Ten title game is underway.
12/07/2024 09:23:11 PMPenn State starts at its own 25.
HALFTIME: Oregon 31, Penn State 24
12/07/2024 08:56:49 PMThe Nittany Lions will get the ball first to start the second half.
“Once we cleaned up the bad ball, we had four 15 yards penalties, we put ourselves in a hole,” James Franklin told Jenny Dell on CBS. “We got to clean that stuff up. We can’t be behind the sticks against this team. As long as we’re not hurting ourselves and staying on schedule, we’re going to have a chance.”
“We just got to stop the bad ball stuff,” Franklin told the Penn State Sports Network. “We had four penalties for 15 yards. Once we stopped that, we got on schedule, we’re fine. On defense, have to be better on first down.”
Oregon kicks a field goal
12/07/2024 08:54:24 PMOregon’s field goal is good. The Ducks lead Penn State 31-24 with seven seconds left in the first half. This sets a Big Ten title game record for most first half points. The Lions’ defense bent but did not break on that drive. Oregon moved from its own 25 to the PSU 19 in six plays but got just a single yard after that.
Penn State pulls within four
12/07/2024 08:43:56 PMPenn State capped a 10-play, 64-yard scoring drive with a seven-yard Drew Allar touchdown run. Nittany Lions 28, Penn State 24, with 1:53 left in the first half. The total for the game, by the way, was 52.
Two-minute time out time
12/07/2024 08:38:53 PMIt’s two-minute timeout time: Penn State has first and goal at the Oregon 7 when play resumes. The Ducks lead the Lions 28-17. PSU has a 281-193 yards edge but four personal fouls have been very costly, plus a Drew Allar INT that led to seven for the Ducks.
Penn State gets a stop on defense
12/07/2024 08:30:48 PMPenn State has its second stop in a row as Audavion Collins makes a fantastic play on third down. Oregon will punt with 6:03 left in the second quarter.
Touchdown, Penn State
12/07/2024 08:26:19 PMTouchdown, Penn State: Drew Allar to a wide-open Omari Evans for six. The Lions are back within 28-17 with 6:49 to go in the first half. An Oregon DPI extended that drive. It’s an 8 play, 75-yard scoring drive for the Lions in 3:16.
PSU turns it over, and Oregon scores again
12/07/2024 08:18:07 PMTouchdown, Oregon: One play after a Drew Allar interception, James rushes in from a yard out. Just a brutal sequence for Penn State, which now trails the Ducks 28-10 with 10:05 to go in the first half.
Oregon punts for the first time
12/07/2024 08:12:57 PMPenn State forces Oregon’s first punt of the day. It comes five minutes into the second quarter. The Ducks lead the Lions 21-10 with 10:22 left in the first half. PSU will take over at its own 11.
Penn State punts after another personal foul
12/07/2024 08:07:32 PMDrew Allar can only muster a flip to Nick Singleton for a short gain on 4th and 11. Penn State will punt trailing 21-10. Lions have four personal fouls tonight, with the latest one against Vega Ioane on the last drive.
Oregon scores again
12/07/2024 08:00:44 PMTouchdown, Oregon: Gabriel to Terrance Ferguson on 3rd and goal at the PSU 4. Ducks go up 21-14 on the Lions with 13:04 left in the first half. The Penn State defense has had few answers for the Oregon attack so far. Dillon Gabriel is 9 of 11 for 122 yards and three touchdowns.
The first quarter is in the books
12/07/2024 07:54:24 PMWe’ve played one quarter at Lucas Oil Stadium. It’s been entertaining. Oregon leads Penn State 14-10. The Ducks have 2nd and 12 at the Lions’ 38 when play resumes.
Penn State pulls within 14-10
12/07/2024 07:47:41 PMTouchdown, Penn State: Drew Allar to a wide-open Nicholas Singleton for six. It came after a 22-yard catch by Tyler Warren. Oregon 14, Nittany Lions 10 with 1:24 to go in the first quarter. Lions had a big 3rd and 15 conversion on the drive, too.
Oregon scores again
12/07/2024 07:38:55 PMTouchdown, Oregon: Dillon Gabriel with an easy-as-they-come touchdown toss to Kenyon Sadiq. It’s his second of the night. He had none coming into tonight. Ducks 14, Penn State 3 with 3:21 left in the first quarter. This Oregon drive was extended by a Tony Rojas’ facemask penalty on 4th and 1. It would have been very close if it went to a measurement but that ultimately did not matter.
Penn State gets on the board
12/07/2024 07:28:59 PMRyan Barker’s 33-yard field goal is good. Oregon 7, Penn State 3 with 7:30 left in the first quarter. Nick Singleton’s 46-yard rush set the Lions up in Ducks territory but they could not get seven out of the trip.
Oregon scores first
12/07/2024 07:19:50 PMTouchdown, Oregon: Kenyon Sadiq hurdles over Jalen Kimber en route to a 28-yard score. Nittany Lions were hurt by a Coziah Izzard facemask, but the Ducks offense was dialed in and has a 7-0 lead with 10:40 left in the first quarter. Dillon Gabriel, the Oregon quarterback, was locked in. He was 3 of 3 for 48 yards. The scoring drive was nine plays, 84 yards in 4:16.
Penn State-Oregon is underway
12/07/2024 07:13:31 PMPenn State-Oregon is underway. The Big Ten title game starts with a short return for the Ducks. They take over for their first possession at their own 16.
Penn State wins the coin toss and defers.
12/07/2024 07:11:21 PMPenn State called the coin toss. It calls tails. The coin fell tails. The Lions defer. Oregon will get the ball first at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Penn State and Oregon have taken the field
12/07/2024 07:05:33 PMKickoff is coming up in just a little bit on CBS.
Pregame warmups are complete
12/07/2024 06:48:10 PMNothing overly notable for either side.
Tonight’s Big Ten title game referee is Kole Knueppel
12/07/2024 06:39:41 PMIt’s his first conference championship game assignment. This is an all-star crew and thus not his regular season crew that called Penn State-Ohio State. Knueppel has not officiated an Oregon game yet this year.
Penn State-Oregon availability report
12/07/2024 06:38:52 PMFor Penn State, receivers Kaden Saunders, safety KJ Winston Jr., running back Cam Wallace, linebacker Keon Wylie, tight end Andrew Rappleyea, defensive tackles Alonzo Ford and Kaleb Artis, tackle Anthony Donkoh, and defensive end Zuriah Fisher are OUT. Linebacker DaKaari Nelson is questionable.
The big news here for Penn State is that receiver Trey Wallace and cornerback Elliot Washington II are both back after missing the last one and two games, respectively.
For Oregon, guard Marcus Harper is not listed and thus set to return to the lineup after a November absence. Backup DT Tionne Gray is questionable.
