Penn State traveled about 2,500 miles across the continent on its first road trip in the new Big Ten. The Nittany Lions then spent most of Saturday playing from behind against Southern California .
Thanks to several clutch throws by Drew Allar, a few key defensive stops and one of the greatest games by a tight end in FBS history, the Nittany Lions can make the long trip home with their unbeaten record and national championship dreams intact.
Tyler Warren caught 17 passes to tie the FBS single-game record for tight ends, Ryan Barker hit a 36-yard field goal in overtime and No. 4 Penn State rallied from a 14-point deficit in the second half for a 33-30 victory over USC.
Allar passed for a career-high 391 yards and two touchdowns despite three interceptions for Penn State 6-0, 3-0 Big Ten, which didn't lead in the final 49 minutes of regulation. The Nittany Lions came back three times to tie it in the final 20 minutes, the last on Nicholas Singleton's 14-yard TD reception with 253 left.
USC then got shoved 3 yards backward on its first three plays of overtime before Michael Lantz missed a 45-yard field goal attempt. Penn State advanced to the 19, and Barker's teammates stormed the Coliseum field to celebrate after he buried the winner.
