STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Grant Haley returned a blocked field goal 60 yards for a touchdown with 4:27 left in the fourth quarter, and Penn State upset No. 2 Ohio State 24-21 on Saturday night.
Penn State (5-2, 3-1 Big Ten) took its first lead when Marcus Allen leaped high to block Tyler Durbin's 45-yard field goal attempt, and Haley made the scoop and sprint to the end zone. The crowd of 107,280 at Beaver Stadium went crazy, and Penn State's defense closed out the Nittany Lions' first victory against Ohio State (6-1, 4-1) since 2011 with two sacks of J.T. Barrett.
Trace McSorley cut the Ohio State lead to 21-14 early in the fourth quarter with a 2-yard touchdown run, and on the next Ohio State possession Cam Brown blocked Cameron Johnson's punt to set up Penn State at the Buckeyes 28.
Ohio State forced Penn State to settle for Tyler Davis' 34-yard field goal with 9:33 to make it 21-17.
The Buckeyes were driving to try to seal the game, but it stalled and instead of padding their lead, they gave it up to Penn State.
Sports on 10/23/2016