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.
ILLINOIS UPSETS NO. 7 PENN STATE IN THE NINTH OVERTIME
— ESPN (@espn) October 23, 2021
Thats the most overtimes in FBS history pic.twitter.com/uKlOg9Sd6j
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.
