Penn Staters Go Berzerk Following Trace McSorley’s First NFL Touchdown

Matt Sniegowski | Onward State

Penn State football fans have been waiting for this moment for a long time.

Trace McSorley entered Wednesday’s Steelers-Ravens game in the fourth quarter for an injured Robert Griffin III. Although he couldn’t quite complete the Baltimore comeback, the quarterback threw a touchdown and set Twitter on fire.

It didn’t take long for his name to for his name to rise in the “trending” page. Penn Staters and football fans alike came together to cheer on McSorley, who recently rose to internet stardom thanks to viral TikTok trends.

McSorley’s former teammates and coaches were among the most excited to see the quarterback enter the game.

Finally .. here we go
— Amani Oruwariye (@AmaniO) December 2, 2020

“Throw it on a dime…”@MattyFreshTV @McSorley_IX pic.twitter.com/49AApbMZVK
— Coach Joe Moorhead (@BallCoachJoeMo) December 2, 2020

Awesome seeing @McSorley_IX in the game. #MoxieUp
— OLine Coach Limegrover (@CoachLimegrover) December 2, 2020

So proud of & excited for @McSorley_IX! Hard work & preparation paying off. https://t.co/UeB5FZH3zF
— Ricky Rahne (@RickyRahne) December 2, 2020

Yea @McSorley_IX !!
— Adrian Amos (@_SmashAmos31) December 2, 2020

Seemingly all of football Twitter was rooting for McSorley on Wednesday night, too.

trace mcsorley
— Sunday Night Football (@SNFonNBC) December 2, 2020

Trace McSorley franchise QB
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) December 2, 2020

McSorley has always been pretty good in Pennsylvania.
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) December 2, 2020

Penn State and McSorley fans from near and far were beyond overjoyed.

TRACE MCSORLEY KILL ME WITH A SHOVEL DADDY
— Bill DiFilippo (@billdifilippo) December 2, 2020

Trace McSorley > Lamar Jackson
— Timmy Dando (@t_dando) December 2, 2020

At the end of the day, Trace McSorley led the game in passer rating and that’s really what matters.
— Benny Kotler (@bennyk411) December 2, 2020

Where were you when Trace McSorley got America pregnant
— Andy (six feet away) (@andy_witz) December 2, 2020

Trace Mcsorely now has more Tds on a Wednesday than Tom Brady. #tracemcsorley
— Michael James (@mjjames85) December 2, 2020

This is the most Penn State my timeline has been since… since Trace McSorley graduated.
— Giana Han (@giana_jade) December 2, 2020

Trace McSorley got Hollywood Brown more involved in one play then Lamar Jackson did in the last 7 weeks.
— The Giant Insider Newspaper & Podcast (@GiantInsider) December 2, 2020

Dual Penn State-Steelers fans were obviously conflicted when McSorley made it a one-score game.

The Penn State fan in me watching Trace McSorley throw a touchdown against the Steelers pic.twitter.com/1yoqHDREUA
— Brittany Ann (@brittanyann7793) December 2, 2020

I'm here to watch the conflicted Steelers/PSU fans who don't know how to feel right now.
— Audrey Snyder (@audsnyder4) December 2, 2020

And, of course, it was impossible to miss the signature Trace McSorley copypasta from Matty Fresh’s song.

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Ryan Parsons

Ryan is a junior business major from Bucks County and is Onward State's social media manager. He writes about a lot of things. He's a huge Philly sports fan, back to back to back failed entrepreneur, and he appeared on the Rachel Ray Show at the age of 5. If you want to gain absolutely nothing, you can follow him on twitter @rjparsons9. Any "serious" inquiries or death threats can be sent to [email protected]