Illinois stuns No. 7 Penn State, 20-18, in 1st ever 9-overtime game in FBS history: final updates, analysis a - PennLive

Penn State and Illinois made history as the longest (in terms of overtime periods) in the history of college football. The Illini claimed victory on a pass from Brandon Peters pass to Casey Washington, knocking off a sleep No. 7 Penn State team on its home field.

Here’s a look at how the game went:

Pregame: Big news from the state from PennLive’s Bob Flounders, as Sean Clifford gets a surprise start at quarterback. Clifford was spotted at practice taking live reps during the week and was well enough to play against Illinois. That’s big news for the Lions to get back in the win column, but also to cover the 23.5-point spread and get Clifford pointed in the right direction in time for Ohio State.

First quarter, 13:37 | Penn State 0, Illinois 0

Linebacker Curtis Jacobs picked up right where left off from the Lions’ loss to Iowa, jumping an Art Sitkowski pass and making a diving catch to swing the momentum early. Jacobs registered his first career sack against the Hawkeyes and prompted James Franklin to say this week how much he has seen Jacobs growing into his skill set.

First quarter, 6:17 | Penn State 0, Illinois

An iffy call worked against the Lions on an apparent Chase Brown fumble, which initially looked like a Penn State defensive touchdown on the field. The officials ruled that Brown’s forward progress had been stopped by the time the ball was knocked loose. The forward progress call was not reviewable, so Penn State was stuck with the result.

First quarter, 0:09 | Penn State 7, Illinois 0

Penn State upped the tempo and let Sean Clifford do his work late in the first quarter, which was made possible by a huge Jahan Dotson catch for 36 yards. What once looked like a sure Clifford interception went the Lions’ favor, when Dotson made a special play on the ball to spark the drive. Clifford hit KeAndre Lambert-Smith on a slant that he took to the house for a 42-yard score.

Second quarter, 12:53 | Penn State 7, Illinois 0

A huge hit by Penn State linebacker Brandon Smith led to takeaway No. 2 for the Lions defense, as he knocked the ball loose from quarterback Art Sitkowski, which was recovered by teammate Dvon Ellies. The fumble recovery gave the ball to Penn State’s offense at the Illinois 40.

Second quarter, 11:12 | Penn State 10, Illinois 0

Penn State just missed on a potential touchdown to Parker Washington and settled for a 35-yard field goal by Jordan Stout. Illinois brought pressure on 3rd-and-8, which Clifford read to take a quality deep shot to Washington down the right sideline. The pass was a touch overthrown, but the Lions still managed to stretch their lead to two scores.

Second quarter, 2:52 | Penn State 10, Illinois 7

No misdirection was needed from the Illinois offense, which marched 75 yards on 15 plays (including 13 runs) to pull to within 10-7. The Illini sent waves of big bodies at the Lions defense and remained patient and committed to gashing the Penn State front. Mission accomplished for Illinois, which to this point has 146 rushing yards on 28 carries.

Halftime | Penn State 10, Illinois 7

Illinois bungled an opportunity to kill the clock I the final minute of the first half, which gave the ball back to Penn State. The Lions then bailed on taking a shot down the field on third down and punted the ball back to the Illini.

Penn State leads this one, 10-7, but could afford to make some adjustments on both sides of the ball. The Lions have been unable to get much going on the ground and could again lean on their passing attack to find a rhythm and score more point. Penn State’s defense wouldn’t argue with that after spending 20:10 on the field.

Third quarter, 9:19 | Penn State 10, Illinois 7

Penn State couldn’t do much with its third takeaway of the game, stalling out on offense and setting up a missed 40-yard field goal by Jordan Stout. Officials appeared to miss a clear late hit on the Illinois defense after Clifford delivered an incomplete pass on third down, though Lions center Mike Miranda was called for holding on the same play.

Through 35-plus minutes in the game, Penn State has forced three turnovers (and could have had a fourth), but turned them into just three points in a close game.

Fourth quarter, 15:00 | Penn State 10, Illinois 7

Illinois continues to impose its will up front with an offense that goes into the fourth quarter with 280 rushing yards on 47 carries. The Fighting Illini are creating big creases and outnumbering Penn State’s front seven and reaping the rewards from it. The Illini open the fourth quarter deep in Penn State territory and in command behind that power run game.

Fourth quarter, 11:49 | Penn State 10, Illinois 10

Illinois had touchdowns called back twice -- once on an offensive pass interference and later on a holding call -- and had to settle for three points at the end of another long drive.

Fourth quarter, 0:00 | Penn State 10, Illinois 10

Penn State will play its first overtime game of the 2021 season after the offense fizzled out on its final game in regulation. Illinois threatened in the final minute, but didn’t have enough steam to get into PSU territory and in position for a go-ahead field goal attempt.

Overtime | Penn State 10, Illinois 10

Penn State opened up the first overtime period with the ball and came up a yard short on third down. James Franklin rolled the dice on fourth with Tyler Warren at the Wildcat quarterback position, and picked up the fourth down on a hard run by Warren up the middle.

The Lions stalled out with a fresh set of downs when Clifford was sacked on a scramble. Jordan Stout drilled a 31-yard field goal that gave the Lions a 13-10 lead.

Final | Illinois 20, Penn State 18

Neither Illinois nor Penn State could cash in as overtime reverted to a back-and-forth affair with two-point conversions. The Lions defense twice forced incompletions by Art Sitkowski, but couldn’t cash in with failed attempts in the third, fourth and fifth OT periods.

Noah Cain was stacked up in the fifth OT period, but the Lions defense held strong once again with a pass breakup by Ellis Brooks. Penn State chose defense in the sixth OT and got yet another stop on an errant pass by Illinois backup Brandon Peters.

On the other side, the Penn State offense came up a yard short on a shovel pass from Sean Clifford to Brenton Strange. The Lions got the ball first in the seventh OT and again saw Cain stuffed near the goal-line.

The Penn State defense came up with a TFL on the other end, and the two sides officially made history as the first eight-overtime game in the history of the Football Bowl Subdivision. Of course, in the historic eighth overtime, both sides convert and forge into a ninth.

Illinois picked defense in the ninth OT frame and turned away a Sean Clifford pass attempt and converted for the winning score to claim a 20-18 victory over the No. 7 Lions. Penn State had plenty of chances, but simply got overpowered through much of the contest and lost to a plucky Illini team.

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