Penn State doesn't win unless its erupts for 13 explosive plays (gains of at least 15 yards). All 13 came from Allar's arm. The last of those went to Fleming for 16 yards to the USC 23 on the drive that tied the game for the final time.

Penn State has escaped a major upset bid. A late touchdown forced overtime and a key defensive stop set the table for a game-winning field goal from

Allar made a statement in Penn State’s come-from-behind, dramatic overtime win against USC on Saturday. Call it a legacy drive. Call it what you want. But Allar delivered when the Nittany Lions needed him most in the fourth quarter at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

In the extra period, Abdul Carter and Dani Dennis-Sutton — Penn State’s projected first-round pick defensive ends — did their thing. Dennis-Sutton had a second-down TFL, Carter pressured Moss into a third-down incompletion, and USC kicker Michael Lantz missed from 45 yards.

No. 4 Penn State kept its undefeated season alive Saturday with a come-from-behind, 33-30 overtime win at USC. And the Nittany Lions have TE Tyler Warren to thank for the result. Warren set a Penn State single-game record and tied the all-time FBS single-game record for tight ends with 17 receptions.

There is little that Tyler Warren can’t do on the football field. The Penn State tight end is a former high school quarterback, who lines up as the signal caller on occasion — sometimes to run, sometimes to throw a pass.

Tyler Warren caught 17 passes to tie the FBS single-game record for tight ends, Ryan Barker hit a 36-yard field goal in overtime and No. 4 Penn State rallied from a 14-point deficit in the second half for a 33-30 victory over Southern Cal on Saturday.