There was no shortage of thoughts going through my mind as I sat in the Beaver Stadium stands as Indiana had come back to tie the game 24-24 with just under three minutes remaining. Penn State was in the midst of by far its worst all-around performance of the season, and seemed on the cusp of being upset despite being a 30-point favorite over the Hoosiers, who seemed to have all the momentum in their favor.
Then the reality of covering the team poked its way through my rambling thoughts of how things went wrong. “Who the hell am I going to make MVP of this game?