STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Grant Haley returned a blocked field goal 60 yards for a touchdown with 4:27 left and Penn State upset No. 2 Ohio State 24-21 on Saturday night for the Nittany Lions’ biggest victory in the post-Joe Paterno era. Penn State (5-2, 3-1 Big Ten) took its first lead when Marcus Allen leaped high to block Tyler Durbin’s 45-yard attempt and Haley made the scoop and sprint to the end zone. The white-out crowd of 107,280 at Beaver Stadium went nuts and Penn State’s defense closed out the Nittany Lions’ first victory over Ohio State since 2011 with two sacks of J.T. Barrett. The Buckeyes (6-1, 4-1) had their 20-game road winning streak snapped and the Big Ten East race that looked like an inevitable march toward an Ohio State-Michigan showdown on Nov. 26 just took a detour. Trace McSorley cut Ohio State’s lead to 21-14 early in the fourth quarter with a 2-yard touchdown run. On the next Ohio State possession, Cam Brown blocked Cameron Johnson’s punt to set up Penn State at the Buckeyes 28. Penn State settled for Tyler Davis’ 34-yard field goal with 9:33 that made it 21-17. CBSSports.com’s Tom Fornelli reports that…
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