Written by BTN.com staffStill, the Beaver Stadium faithful celebrated anyway after French’s miss on Senior Day capped a challenging year that began with landmark sanctions from the NCAA for the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal.
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Quarterback Curt Phillips found Jeff Duckworth for a 4-yard touchdown pass with 18 seconds left for Wisconsin (7-5, 4-4) to make it 21-all and send the game into overtime.
Badgers star running back Montee Ball ran for 111 yards and a touchdown on 27 carries, and set the NCAA record with his 97th career score.
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FINAL: Penn State needed one overtime to knock off Wisconsin, outlasting the Badgers 24-21 on Saturday at Beaver Stadium. After the Nittany Lions scored on Sam Ficken’s 36-yard field goal to open the first overtime, Wisconsin failed to score, getting stopped at the 27 on fourth-and-12.
Montee Ball did his best to carry the Badgers’ offense, turning 28 carries into 112 rushing yards and one touchdown.
Penn State’s Matt McGloin was good for 200 yards during the game, completing 19 of 38 passes. McGloin finished the game with one touchdown and no interceptions.
The Nittany Lions’ offense finished the game having gained 363 yards. Penn State complemented McGloin’s passing with 163 yards rushing on 44 attempts.
Curt Phillips threw for 191 yards while completing 12 of 25 passes for Wisconsin. Phillips tossed two touchdowns and one interception.
The Badgers racked up 349 total yards. Wisconsin’s rushing attack contributed 158 yards on 43 carries in addition to Phillips’ passing effort.
Sam Ficken kicks Penn State to win:
Jeff Duckworth TD reception sends game to OT:
Matt McGloin hooks up with Jesse James on TD pass:
Jacob Fagano picks off Curt Phillips:
THIRD QUARTER: In the third quarter, Zach Zwinak fought back for Penn State. He ran for 65 yards, but the Nittany Lions have closed the gap to 14-13. Sam Ficken split the uprights two times in the quarter for Penn State.
The Nittany Lions closed the gap to 14-10 when Ficken made a 23-yard field goal to put a bow on a 77-yard drive. Penn State used Matt McGloin’s 37-yard pass to fuel the drive.
The Nittany Lions capped off a 72-yard drive when Ficken kicked a 32-yard field goal to make the score 14-13.
Penn State’s Zwinak topped 150 yards rushing for the game in the quarter, and has plenty of time to add to his 157 total yards on the ground.
The Nittany Lions will start the fourth quarter with possession on Wisconsin’s 45-yard line.
SECOND QUARTER: There were more punts than points in the second quarter and the margin is still seven, as Wisconsin leads 14-7. With neither team able to move the ball, there were six punts in the quarter.
The Badgers’ defense held tough in the quarter, holding Penn State to 19 total yards of offense.
The Nittany Lions are set to receive to start the second half.
FIRST QUARTER: Wisconsin’s high-powered offense resulted in 14 points in the first, and the Badgers lead 14-7 at the end of the first quarter. Wisconsin threw for 69 yards and ran for 74 yards in the quarter.
The Badgers took the game’s first lead after Curt Phillips and Melvin Gordon hooked up for a 57-yard touchdown on the last play of a four-play, 74-yard drive.
Penn State tied the score at seven apiece after Zach Zwinak pounded in a three-yard touchdown run to finish off a 15-play, 78-yard drive.
Wisconsin broke the 7-7 standoff when Montee Ball ran 17 yards to paydirt to polish off a four-play, 53-yard scoring drive. The score gave Ball the FBS record for most touchdowns in a career (79).
The Nittany Lions will start the second quarter with the ball at their own 37-yard line.
Montee Ball sets NCAA record with 79th career TD:
Zach Zwinak runs for 3-yard score:
Curt Phillips finds Melvin Gordon on 57-yard scoring strike:
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#Illini
@BTNRickPizzo Rick Pizzo, Chicago, IL
What a weekend for @illinigolf. #Illini win Fayetteville reg with four players in top 10&three in top 5, incl. Campbell&Detry tied for 2nd!
@illinigolf Fighting Illini Golf, Urbana-Champaign, Ill.
The #Illini win the #NCAAMGolf Fayetteville Regional by 3 shots! Campbell ( @4Brian_Cam) & @tomdetry T-2, Danielson ( @charliegolf24) T-5.
@IlliniBaseball Illinois Baseball, Champaign, IL
#Illini will be the No. 5 seed in the 2013 #B1Gbaseball Tournament & play No. 4 seed Minnesota on Wednesday in the opening round.
@IlliniBaseball Illinois Baseball, Champaign, IL
#Illini shutout for first time all year, falling 2-0 to the #Gophers in the series finale. Illinois finishes 33-16 & 14-10 in #B1Gbaseball.
@IlliniBaseball Illinois Baseball, Champaign, IL
.@justinparr1 walks to start T9 & #Gophers replace Snelten with Soule. #Illini trail 2-0 & down to their last at-bats.
#Hoosiers
@fmfdoc1984 John Segovia, Indianapolis, IN
Started in #Indy now where here #UW #Wisconson #Hoosiers in #Badgerland
@ffootballjunkie Tom Schriner, FFLockerRoom
Congrats to @CodyZeller for ballin' at the NBA Combine! #IUBB #Hoosiers #TheBigHandsome
@BigTenNetwork Big Ten Network, Chicago, IL
. @BTN_Ohio_State baseball hosts No. 17 @BTN_Indiana at 4pm ET on BTN & BTN2Go. #Buckeyes #Hoosiers
@BTN_Indiana Big Ten Network
Ohio State hosts No. 17 @HoosierBaseball at 4pm ET on @BigTenNetwork & BTN2Go. #Hoosiers
#Hawkeyes
@brettlavallee brett lavallee
Can not WAIT to make Iowa City my new home in fall #Hawkeyes #blackandyellow
@BroganMcMahon Brogan McMahon
Winning another trophy makes for a long day in the sun. #winning #hawkeyes
@UIBaseball Iowa Baseball, Iowa City
Purdue pushes 2 across as Iowa goes to the pen, bringing in Josh Martsching. Runners on 1st & 2nd w/1 out. #Hawkeyes lead 5-2
@UIBaseball Iowa Baseball, Iowa City
#Hawkeyes take a 5-0 lead to the B9. Talbot leads off with a double. Iowa goes to the pen bringing in Ricky Sandquist
#Michigan
@Crazyy_Diva Blossoming_Flower, Mitten raised,VA for school
playoffs tied 1-1 let's go Wings!! #Michigan #detroit #hockey
@Imkingofdetroit Shaun Klimek, Fmr proud resident of Detroit
Michigan has 19 runs and 23 hits through 8 innings... Wow!! #GoBlue
@OffAirOnPoint Chris Cottrell, Scottsbluff, Nebraska
I guess #Michigan wanted to make the #B1G tournament. Looks like #Huskers get them again next week game one.
@jeremysampson10 Jeremy Sampson, Lansing, MI
OK @chrissolari I'll appease you.If #Nebraska can score 15 runs over the final 2 innings and beat #Michigan then #MSU would make the tourney
@sarahbaldridge Sarah Baldridge, LONE STAR STATE(:
Raiding HEB for food on the plane #michigan #may25
#Spartans
@KevinGehlWLNS Kevin Gehl, Lansing, Michigan
#MSU baseball beat #PennState, 2-1, but losses by #Illinois, #Nebraska bump #Spartans from top 6. MSU season over, no #B1G Tournament bid.
@KevinGehlWLNS Kevin Gehl, Lansing, Michigan
#MSU #Spartans miss out on #B1G Baseball Tournament. Needed a win by #Illinois to get in Top 6, but #Minnesota spoils the party, 2-0.
@jeremysampson10 Jeremy Sampson, Lansing, MI
They are going to the 9th in Minneapolis. #Illinois needs to score 2 to keep the #Spartans season alive.
@BTNRickPizzo Rick Pizzo, Chicago, IL
If it comes to tiebreak (meaning Illinois beats Minnesota today), I have #Spartans 7-5 vs field, #Gophers 5-7, giving MSU tiebreak.
@BTNRickPizzo Rick Pizzo, Chicago, IL
Hey @BTNStatsGuy, who owns #B1G baseball tiebreak between #Spartans and #Gophers if both are 12-9? (assuming OSU,NEB,ILL,IND&MICH in field.)
#Gophers
@IlliniBaseball Illinois Baseball, Champaign, IL
#Illini shutout for first time all year, falling 2-0 to the #Gophers in the series finale. Illinois finishes 33-16 & 14-10 in #B1Gbaseball.
@GopherBaseball Minnesota Baseball, Minneapolis
#Gophers solidify a spot in the Big Ten Tournament! They win, 2-0!
@IlliniBaseball Illinois Baseball, Champaign, IL
.@justinparr1 walks to start T9 & #Gophers replace Snelten with Soule. #Illini trail 2-0 & down to their last at-bats.
@BTNRickPizzo Rick Pizzo, Chicago, IL
If it comes to tiebreak (meaning Illinois beats Minnesota today), I have #Spartans 7-5 vs field, #Gophers 5-7, giving MSU tiebreak.
@IlliniBaseball Illinois Baseball, Champaign, IL
#Gophers take a 2-0 lead on an RBI single & we are thru 8. #Illini will have 3-4-5 (both Parrs, Hohl) due up in T9. #B1Gbaseball
#Huskers
@CornFedLive Corn Fed Live
Colton Howell in to pitch for NU as Edrington, Placzek, and Stringer come in on defense for the #Huskers.
@CornFedLive Corn Fed Live
1-2-3 inning for the #Huskers in the bottom of the eighth. Heading to the ninth with Michigan rolling, 19-5, on NU. #GBR #B1GBaseball
@Husker_Baseball Nebraska Baseball, Hawks Field at Haymarket Park
Colton Howell now pitching for the #Huskers here in the 9th.
@Husker_Baseball Nebraska Baseball, Hawks Field at Haymarket Park
We head to the 9th, it's 19-5 Michigan. #Huskers #GBR
@OffAirOnPoint Chris Cottrell, Scottsbluff, Nebraska
I guess #Michigan wanted to make the #B1G tournament. Looks like #Huskers get them again next week game one.
#Northwestern
@NU_SportsLIVE NU Sports Live, Evanston, Ill.
BB: Livingston drew a two-out walk, but nothing else doing for the #B1GCats in the 6th.
@NU_SportsLIVE NU Sports Live, Evanston, Ill.
BB: The #B1GCats turn another slick double play in the bottom of the 5th. WSU will bring in a new pitcher, senior TJ McGreevy. Scoreless, T6
@NU_SportsLIVE NU Sports Live, Evanston, Ill.
BB: Morton gets a strikeout and a textbook 6-4-3 double play to end the 3rd. Heelan, Livingston and Jones lead things off for #B1GCats.
@NU_SportsLIVE NU Sports Live, Evanston, Ill.
BB: Ruchim pushed his hitting streak to 12 games when WSU's 2B lost the ball in the high sky, but the #B1GCats don't score in the 3rd.
@NU_SportsLIVE NU Sports Live, Evanston, Ill.
BB: A two-out error does not bite the #B1GCats. We're scoreless through two innings at Eck Stadium.
#Buckeyes
@OhioState_BASE Ohio State Baseball, Columbus, Ohio
Bucks get a run back when Ciamacco walks and scores on RBI double by Pellant. 2-1 Hoosiers after 1. #GoBucks
@OhioState_BASE Ohio State Baseball, Columbus, Ohio
Indiana gets a pair on two-out, two-run double by Basil. 2-0 Hoosiers with Ciamacco, Pellant and Hallberg due up in B1. #GoBucks
@sallyeastman1 Sally Eastman, Greenville, SC
Too bad #buckeyes lost to Cornell. Boohoo! #lax #lacrosse #ncaa
@davebiddle Dave Biddle, Columbus, OH
Not sure of the exact meaning of "Beast Mode" but I'm pretty sure it's what Carlos Hyde did in the second half v UM last year. #Buckeyes
@oJP3o Jordan Pine, Heart of America
My first tat is going to be the Ohio State block O on the left side of my chest! #tattedup #gobucks #osu #BuckeyeNation #O @Buckeye_Nation
#PennState
@dharns David Harns, ÜT: 38.650306,-90.335683
NCAA bid still *possible*. "@KevinGehlWLNS: #MSU baseball beat #PennState, 2-1, but MSU season over, no #B1G Tournament bid."
@KevinGehlWLNS Kevin Gehl, Lansing, Michigan
#MSU baseball beat #PennState, 2-1, but losses by #Illinois, #Nebraska bump #Spartans from top 6. MSU season over, no #B1G Tournament bid.
@KendallRogersPG Kendall Rogers, Texas
#MichiganState beats #PennState 2-1. #Spartans' #B1G tourney chances still up in the air, along with at-large chances. Tense for Boss Inc.
@RachelWozhere Rachel Wozniak, State College
I've seen two #PennState shirts in the past 10 minutes #WeAreeverywhere
@jeremysampson10 Jeremy Sampson, Lansing, MI
We go to the bottom of the 9th with #MSU leading #PennState 2-1
#Purdue
@BoilerMaker_28 Jordan Minch
Was not the season we expected by any means time to work harder and turn all this around.. Much love to all the seniors #boilerup
@MoLimanowski George Morgan
So so soooo proud of @jarrodwagner12 #smartypants #knewyoudgetin #purdue
@matthewo12 Matthew O'Dell
Just drove by the Boilermaker Special in Zionsville! Love it! #boilerup
@darianposkin Darian Poskin
It's great to talk to my indiana friends again! #Purdue #CantWait #Spring2014
@michaelpointer Michael Pointer, Indianapolis, Ind.
Quite a two-year stretch for state schools in baseball. #Purdue won its first Big Ten title since 1909 (not a misprint) last year.
#Badgers
@BadgerSoftball Badger Softball, Madison, Wis.
Darrah records her 5th K of the game to end T6. #Badgers looking to start a rally in B6, down 1-0 to Oregon. Massey, Mersch & Grimm due up
@BadgerSoftball Badger Softball, Madison, Wis.
#Badgers leave a runner in scoring postion in B5. UW trails UO 1-0 after 5 innings. Wisconsin is outhitting Oregon 3-2
@EricJacobson26 Eric Jacobson, Madison, WI
Wish I could watch the #Badgers game today.
@BadgerSoftball Badger Softball, Madison, Wis.
3 up & 3 down for #Ducks in T5. #Badgers down 1-0. Time for a #Badgers rally. Van Zeeland, Van Abel & Massei batting in B5
@SamFleischman Sam Fleischman, Madison, Wi
"Grandmas, 60 years ago you were pioneering the walk of shame." Anders Holm in his graduation speech #UWMadison #badgers
Penn State touchdown completion ruled bobbling the ball so no touchdown, I hope McGloin who was mad on the sideline does not let his anger destroy his game like it did at Nebraska. This was not a touchdown but he was already mad about it and that caused him problems in the Nebraska game where he still had 8 minutes left to come back and score. If his temper is out of control again, it could be bad news for Penn State and good news for Wisconsin. You have to let plays go and work hard to get back. O’Brien is also hot.
blah blah blah Penn State won and they have a right to be angry with the terrible calls that have gone against them this year…Go State