Penn State then took advantage of a defensive holding call on second-and-26 to get a new set of downs and to maintain possession. Kaytron Allen reeled off a 50-yard run to the Scarlet Knights’ 28 before the Lions sealed it with two more first downs.

Bowl games will be announced Dec. 6, and Penn State's likeliest destinations are the Pinstripe Bowl (Dec. 27 at Yankee Stadium) or the Music City Bowl (Dec. 30 in Nashville). Until then, Penn State has a full week off to wait out the uncertainty surrounding the coaching search.

The Pittsburgh Panthers and Penn State Nittany Lions have a long-standing rivalry that has mostly been put on hold over the past 25 years.

The 50-day-plus Penn State football coaching search will continue after top target Kalani Sitake has reportedly agreed to stay at BYU.

Former Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger floated Mike Tomlin as a candidate for the Penn State Nittany Lions vacancy. The podcast host believes the veteran coach would thrive in college despite the program's struggle to find a replacement for James Franklin.