STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Oregon needed answers for Penn State’s speed sweep runs and wheel routes from the tight end.

Arguably the best defensive performance of Dan Lanning’s tenure, the game was a slogging, low-scoring contest for more than 40 minutes. It then transformed into a back-and-forth slugfest in double overtime.

Linebacker Bryce Boettcher blitzed to counter a potential pass to receiver Trebor Pena. Meanwhile, safety Dillon Thieneman rolled down to cover the void on the second level, following tight end Luke Reynolds down the right sideline.

Thieneman, the Purdue transfer, picked off Drew Allar’s pass with ease to seal a 30-24 win for No. 6 Oregon over No. 3 Penn State, leaving nearly all of the 111,015 at Beaver Stadium silent late Saturday night.

“I got my eyes back to the

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