No. 4 Penn State pulls off 'flag football' trick play, leading to epic touchdown against USC

The archetypal fractional against unranked USC did not spell truthful good for No. 4 Penn State, but the Nittany Lions got the 2nd fractional started with a bang.

The Nittany Lions went heavy into their playbook to people a chaotic touchdown.

At USC's 32-yard line, Penn State had backup backmost Beau Pribula instrumentality a drawback from choky extremity Tyler Warren. Yes, a choky extremity snapped the ball.

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Tyler Warren (44) of the Penn State Nittany Lions runs with the shot against the Maryland Terrapins astatine SECU Stadium Nov. 4, 2023, successful College Park, Md.  (G Fiume/Getty Images)

To marque matters adjacent much confusing, backmost Drew Allar was lined up retired wide, and the 5 violative lineman were connected the close broadside of Warren astatine the enactment of scrimmage.

The Lions seemed to beryllium successful a mean shot formation, until everyone moved each implicit the place. Out of nowhere, Warren was snapping the shot with nary linemen to his left.

So, Warren snapped it to Pribula, who threw a backward walk to Allar connected his left. Then, Warren (remember, helium hiked the ball) ran straight, and Allar deed him successful the extremity portion for a chaotic touchdown catch.

The broadcast squad said it looked similar a "flag football" play.

Drew Allar of the Penn State Nittany Lions throws during the archetypal fractional of a crippled against the USC Trojans astatine United Airlines Field astatine the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Oct. 12, 2024, successful Los Angeles.  (Ric Tapia/Getty Images)

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Warren besides lined up astatine backmost and moving backmost successful the game, making enactment a small much amusive for violative coordinator Andy Kotelnicki.

Penn State headed into the locker country astatine halftime trailing 20-6, but the instrumentality play got momentum backmost connected their side, and the crippled was tied astatine 20 astatine the clip of publishing.

Penn State choky extremity Tyler Warren (44) is tackled by Southern California antiaircraft tackle Gavin Meyer (91) during the archetypal fractional Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, successful Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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This is the highest Penn State has been ranked by the AP since they were No. 4 entering Week 6 of the 2021 season. USC has had a rude invited to the Big Ten, losing roadworthy games to Michigan and Minnesota.

If USC tin combat back, though, it would beryllium the program's biggest triumph successful rather immoderate time.

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