Nearly seven years ago, James Franklin watched a USC kicker split the uprights in Pasadena as the clock hit zero and Penn State squandered a 17-point fourth-quarter lead to lose the Rose Bowl Game. On Saturday,

Abdul Carter marvels at Tyler Warren’s impact. Carter, Penn State’s third-year edge rusher, finished with 1.5 tackles for loss, a quarterback hurry and a pass breakup. He was the object of frequent double-teams. One of his teammates, tight end Tyler Warren, was unstoppable as the known No. 1 option in the PSU passing game.

Penn State traveled about 2,500 miles across the continent on its first road trip in the new Big Ten. The Nittany Lions then spent most of Saturday playing from behind against Southern California. Thanks to several clutch throws by Drew Allar,