STATE COLLEGE – Penn State’s defense did everything it could to slow Oregon’s high-powered offense Saturday night at Beaver Stadium.

The Nittany Lions held the Ducks to way below their season averages in points and yards, but it wasn’t enough in a 30-24 loss in two overtimes.

“Our defense was on the field way too much in the first half,” Penn State coach James Franklin said. “I think that affected them late in the game when we needed to stop them.”

The Lions limited Oregon to 17 points and 374 total yards in regulation after the Ducks had averaged 50.8 points and 523.8 total yards in their first four games. But they allowed two touchdowns in overtime.

In coach Dan Lanning’s 46 games as Oregon’s head coach, the Ducks have scored at least 30 points 40 times.

“I wouldn’t say we held up o

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