STATE COLLEGE — As fans filed out in the waning, inconsequential moments, the silence in Beaver Stadium’s south end zone was pierced by the voice of one student, pleading with Sean Clifford and the Nittany Lions. © JOE HERMITT/pennlive.com/TNS Penn State head coach James Franklin greets students as the team arrives for the Ohio State game on Oct. 29, 2022. Joe Hermitt | jhermitt@pennlive.com “Cover,” the student shouted. “At least cover.” © JOE HERMITT/pennlive.com/TNS The Penn State Nittany Lion mascot fires up the crowd as the team arrives for the Ohio State game on Oct. 29, 2022. Joe Hermitt | jhermitt@pennlive.com Penn State obliged, scoring a garbage time touchdown against Ohio State to barely cover the two-touchdown spread. An hour, even 30 minutes earlier that wouldn’t have seemed to be in doubt. But it was given how quickly Penn State’s lead evaporated in its crushing 44-31 loss to the Buckeyes on…
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