POSTGAME PODCAST: Penn State nearly overcomes offensive troubles before falling to Oregon in overtime

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4.9 • 921 Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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No. 3 Penn State struggled offensively while falling behind 17-3 against No. 6 Oregon, then found a late spark to force overtime. Ultimately, another painful loss to a top-ranked opponent awaited. We address the lows, highs and key takeaways on our latest Lions247 Postgame Podcast. Enjoy complete Penn State coverage anytime at Lions247.com. Follow the team on X: @Lions247 @TDsTake @danieljtgallen @tyler_calvaruso @MarkXBrennan. Follow or subscribe to the Lions247 Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. And watch every episode on YouTube. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back into the Lions 24-7 podcast. I am Tyler Down to you. He is Daniel Gowan, and we're coming to you from high atop Beaver Stadium.
0:08.7	It is the a.m. hours here. Now we're approaching 3 a.m. We've gotten some time to write some things over at Lines247.com. We got a chance to hear from James Franklin after this game around midnight or so. And we also heard from several
0:21.6	different Penn State veteran players following a 30 to 24 loss in double overtime against number
0:27.8	six Oregon, the number three, Nittany Lions. Similar results against a top ranked opponent, but how
0:34.4	they got there was quite the journey. 17 to 3 deficit midway through the
0:39.1	fourth quarter ended up rallying late. They had a lead in overtime. Ultimately, the defense,
0:44.4	a bit worn down by the end of this thing, gave up some place to Oregon and they had some answers
0:49.1	along the way. A dramatic result, a dramatic loss, frustration from the fans. We heard Fire Franklin chance during this game.
0:56.9	We got a lot to get into, Daniel.
0:58.6	First loss for Penn State, three and one on the season.
1:01.2	I had them going on beaten, so forget about that.
1:04.3	Let's jump into it.
1:05.4	And where do you want to start?
1:06.2	I think we've probably got to go with offense.
1:08.6	Well, I mean, just big picture, you talk about this fire Franklin chance that's early in the,
1:13.3	early in the fourth quarter, and then 45 minutes later, almost exactly.
1:18.2	It's a 17-3 game there.
1:20.0	45 minutes later, I think Penn State is, it's a 24-17 game.
1:24.4	Like they're up in overtime with the chance to win.
1:27.2	It was that kind of game
1:28.5	just those kinds of swings once it got moving into that fourth quarter turned into it was a
1:35.3	rock fight early then things got moving a little bit it got a little bit exciting and probably I think
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