EAST LANSING, Mich. – Lightning strikes extended Penn State’s postseason dreams by a few hours on the first Saturday of November. Ultimately, not even Mother Nature could save the Nittany Lions from the tail end of a three-game East Division maelstrom.
When the storm settled, No. 7 Penn State had given away a fourth-quarter lead in heartbreaking fashion for the second week in a row. A week after J.T. Barrett’s perfect fourth quarter derailed a perfect season, Michigan State's Matt Coghlin added his name to Spartan lore with a 34-yard field goal as time expired to beat the Nittany Lions, 27-24.