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Penn State football narrowly lost to Oregon in a White Out double-overtime thriller on Saturday night. It was more of the same from the Nittany Lions from an offensive standpoint. Penn State failed to move the ball effectively through the first three quarters before waking up and tying the game in the final frame. Kaytron Allen scored on the Nittany Lions’ first overtime possession to take the lead. Oregon scored twice in a row before a Drew Allar interception ended the game.

Here’s a quick review of each position group’s performance against the Ducks.

Quarterbacks: D

Oh boy. We really got the full Drew Allar experience on Saturday.

Allar could do next to nothing in the first three quarters against Oregon. To be fair, he was consistently pressured and had to move out of the pocket, but he missed a lot of easy throws when he rolled out and made some questionable decisions in the first frame. Despite this, he came out unscathed and started slinging the ball in the fourth quarter, capitalized by a 35-yard play-action touchdown dart to Devonte Ross.

He completed a flip pass to Ross in the final minute of regulation to tie the game up at 17. Then, disaster struck in Penn State’s second overtime possession. Allar targeted Luke Reynolds down the sideline, but threw it right into the hands of Oregon’s Dillon Thieneman to end the game. Allar’s late-game picks in big contests is becoming a key storyline in the scope of his college career, and this might just be his worst mistake yet. The progress he made to get the team back into the game in the fourth quarter was completely eradicated with that singular throw.

Allar ended the day with 14 completions for 137 yards, two touchdowns, and his one deadly interception. He did make great plays with his legs, though. He ran nine times for 42 yards with a 20-yard scramble in the fourth quarter.

Running Backs: B-

Kaytron Allen was a big part of Penn State’s comeback at the end of the game. He pounded the rock for consistent gains and provided sparks through his tough runs. He scored the go-ahead touchdown in overtime from four yards out. Allen finished with 12 carries for 54 yards and his sole score. He snagged two passes for 12 yards.

Nick Singleton, on the other hand, had one of his most lackluster performances of the season on the biggest stage. He just hasn’t been able to get it going in 2025 so far. He rushed 11 times for only 21 yards. He was Penn State’s second leading receiver, though, with three receptions for 29 yards. Still, it feels like Singleton was mostly a non-factor in the White Out.

Despite all of this, the duo is still responsible for converting a lot of short fourth downs down the stretch. Without them, the game wouldn’t have been close to overtime.

Wide Receivers: C

Devonte Ross stepped up massively for the Nittany Lions with his two touchdown receptions in the fourth quarter. He solidified himself as Penn State’s deep threat in the play-action game. However, before the scores, there really wasn’t any production from any of the wideouts.

The unit as a whole caught only six passes between Ross and Trebor Peña. They combined for 64 receiving yards. Kyron Hudson finished with no receptions on four targets with one drop.

Penn State brought in the trio for games like this. One of the main storylines following the team’s Orange Bowl loss to Notre Dame was the fact that no receivers caught any passes in the game. Yes, we have to give credit where credit is due to Ross’ performance and Peña’s extra 22 yards on the ground, but this proves that this production won’t be enough down the stretch.

Tight Ends: C-

The tight ends were even more of a non-factor against the Ducks and easily had their least productive game of the season.

Khalil Dinkins led the way with two receptions for 23 yards, 16 of which on a pass in Penn State’s first drive of the second half. Luke Reynolds snagged one catch for nine yards despite six targets. Allar targeted him on the game-losing interception.

Allar targeted Andrew Rappleyea in the second quarter, but the pair failed to connect. There just really wasn’t much out there for the unit at all, but they did provide some key blocking for Allen down the stretch to move the chains and get some blood flowing in the offense.

Offensive Line: C+

It was very apparent that Allar felt extremely uncomfortable in the pocket in the first half. He missed a lot of routine throws while scrambling out of the pocket and had to tuck the ball and run many times. He eventually settled in, obviously, but Oregon didn’t have a lot of trouble working their way through the offensive line.

The Ducks sacked Allar twice and registered two quarterback hurries. On top of that, they had a staggering five tackles-for-loss, which very much stalled Penn State’s run game. It just wasn’t a clean game for the boys up front.

Front Seven: A-

While the Nittany Lions weren’t able to take down Oregon quarterback Dante Moore on Saturday, Penn State more than held its own behind Amare Campbell’s monster outing. Campbell was everywhere on the field, wrapping up Ducks left and right. The sophomore ended his first White Out with eight solo tackles and 15 total.

His partner in crime, Tony Rojas, finished off with two solo tackles and seven total. Oregon’s running backs were slippery all day, but the stud linebacker duo did its job and didn’t let the big play up. Rojas also had a pass breakup.

As for the defensive line, they consistently pressured Moore, especially in the fourth quarter. Dani Dennis-Sutton managed two quarterback hurries despite a plethora of missed holding calls on him. Zuriah Fisher also registered Penn State’s sole tackle-for-loss.

Freshman Chaz Coleman also forced a fumble on Oregon running back Noah Whittington late in the fourth quarter before officials ruled Whittington down. Zakee Wheatley had returned the ball to around midfield before the overturned call.

There were many problems with Penn State on Saturday, but the front seven contained Oregon. It bent but didn’t break.

Secondary: B-

While Oregon did finish with 248 yards through the air, the secondary prevented the big play that the Ducks were looking for throughout the game. Zakee Wheatley easily stood out with five solo tackles and 10 total. A.J. Harris and Zion Tracy also held it down for the most part.

Tracy registered one tackle-for-loss and one pass breakup. Harris was matched up against Oregon wideout Dakorien Moore for most of the game. While Moore tabbed his most productive receiving game of the young season, he didn’t find his way to the end zone.

The secondary really didn’t break until Oregon’s second overtime possession, where Moore picked out Gary Bryant Jr. for the eventual 25-yard winning score.

King Mack stepped into the starting safety spot alongside Wheatley for Antoine Belgrave-Shorter. He ended with two total tackles.

Special Teams: A

Special teams did their job as usual.

Ryan Barker sank a 49-yard field goal in the second quarter to open Penn State’s scoring in his only attempt. He’s now 10-for-11 on field goal attempts in 2025. Saturday’s kick represents his new season high. He drained all of his extra points.

Punter Gabe Nwosu booted five punts for 224 yards, good for a 44.8 average.