Why did Penn State go for two? James Franklin explains the decision
"The two-point play, we spend a ton of time on the analytics. We were having a tough time stopping them. We knew were going to have to score points, and we wanted to try to win the game in regulation," Franklin said.That was not the "turning point" though, as AP had it. They never led in the entire game! The two didn't cost them a game they never had. They couldn't stop O. They didn't get within a conversion of tying or winning. Their inability on defense and the turnovers, the two INT's and the missed FG, were the reasons for the L.