Dillon Gabriel felt he and Oregon were a “perfect” match when he determined to switch there, and Saturday evening proved his instincts appropriately.
The top-ranked Ducks remained undefeated, regardless of a heck of an effort from No. 3 Penn State, to win the Big Ten, 45-37.
The Ducks led by as many as 18 within the first half, scoring touchdowns on 4 of their first 5 drives. Penn State chipped away to get again to inside 4, however after getting again up 14 halfway by way of the third quarter, Oregon appeared to have all of the momentum with a 38-24 lead.
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Jordan James #20 and Marcus Harper II #55 of the Oregon Ducks rejoice after a landing in the course of the first half of the 2024 Big Ten Football Championship sport towards the Penn State Nittany Lions at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 07, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images)
The Nittany Lions weren’t useless but, although, as Kaytron Allen had runs of 32 and 26 yards on a drive, ending the job with a one-yard rating. James Franklin opted to be aggressive, although, and go for 2, however their model of the Philly Special was unsuccessful.
Oregon’s offense did their typical factor afterward, happening a 12-play, 75-yard drive that resulted in a Jordan James landing, his second, to go up 45-30 with 7:28 to go.
But Penn State stayed alive – on 4th and 10, Drew Allar narrowly escaped a sack and zipped one into the top zone for a rating to make it an eight-point sport – then, they compelled a three-and-out. But Allar went deep, and he was picked off. Oregon was capable of get a primary down, as Penn State was out of timeouts, to clinch the title.
Kenyon Sadiq #18 of the Oregon Ducks reacts after scoring a landing in the course of the first half of the 2024 Big Ten Football Championship sport towards the Penn State Nittany Lions at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 07, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images)
Tez Johnson had himself a day, caught 11 passes for a Big Ten championship file 181 yards and a landing. Dillon Dabriel accomplished 22 of his 32 passes for 283 yards and 4 scores.
Oregon will, in all probability, be the one-seed within the playoff, and regardless of the loss, Penn State is definitely within the operating to host a sport within the first spherical. They will discover out their destiny early Sunday afternoon.
Dontae Manning #8 of the Oregon Ducks celebrates an interception towards the Penn State Nittany Lions in the course of the second quarter of the 2024 Big Ten Football Championship at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 07, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
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As for the Ducks, it is their first convention title since successful the Pac-12 in 2020, they usually now get set for his or her first playoff look since 2014, the 12 months the playoff was born.
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