Penn State Upset By Illinois in Ugly Nine-Overtime Rock Fight

By Kevin Harrish on October 23, 2021 at 4:45 pm
Illini win.
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When Ohio State hosts Penn State next week, it’s now unlikely to be a top-10 matchup after the Nittany Lions fell 20-18 in a 9-OT rock fight.

The nine overtimes set a new college football record as the teams traded 2-point conversions beginning in the third overtime due to the new college football rules in effect this season.

The teams combined for 14 consecutive failed two-point conversions before Illinois scored in both the eighth and ninth overtimes and stopped Penn State in the ninth to seal the victory.

With the loss, Penn State falls to 5-2 on the season and will likely fall from the top-10 in Sunday’s AP Poll.


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