Everything seemed to be aligned for Penn State to make a very loud statement Saturday night.
The White Out was finally going to be against a top-flight opponent, the team that had beaten the Nittany Lions in a shootout for the Big Ten championship last year.
The game drew the second-largest crowd in Beaver Stadium history, which was raucous from start to finish.
Drew Allar, Nick Singleton, Kaytron Allen, Dani Dennis-Sutton, Zane Durant and Zakee Wheatley all decided to return to Penn State to play in games like this because they had “unfinished business.”
Unfortunately for them and James Franklin, it was business as usual.
Penn State’s 30-24 loss to Oregon in double overtime was another stomach punch for the Lions and another heartbreaking defeat for their fans.
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