While the 2023 Rose Bowl ended in blowout fashion, people forget that the game was tied at halftime. Penn State looked like the better team, but it was unable to pull away from Utah fully.
Lightning finally struck in the third quarter when Nick Singleton hit a home run on a simple running play (spoiler alert, this is coming tomorrow), giving the Nittany Lions a 21-14 lead. Still, Penn State failed to extend its lead beyond seven points throughout the third quarter.
That was until the first play of the fourth quarter.
From here, the floodgates were officially open.