PASADENA, Calif. -- When Penn State coach James Franklin last stood inside the Rose Bowl in January 2017, he could only look on as USC kicked a game-winning field goal in the final seconds to end the 103rd edition of the game in heartbreaking fashion for the Nittany Lions.
Six years later, Franklin was able to give his current quarterback, Sean Clifford, a proper send-off. Clifford, a sixth-year senior, walked off the field to an ovation in the fourth quarter of Monday's game after helping Penn State redeem that 2017 loss by leading the Nittany Lions to a 35-21 victory over Utah.