UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — On the field, Penn State players and coaches took turns congratulating Appalachian State players for the effort they had put forth. They received similar words and gestures of encouragement from their own coaches.
On the 11-year anniversary of Appalachian's memorable upset of a Big Ten opponent, a trip to Happy Valley had plenty of peaks, but No. 9 Penn State pulled out a 45-38 overtime victory in front of 105,232 fans at Beaver Stadium.
Trailing by 14 points with less than eight minutes remaining, the Mountaineers (0-1) posted three straight touchdowns, moving ahead 38-31 after Jalin Moore scored on a 16-yard touchdown run with 1:47 left.