Jordan Mott grew up in Santa Clara, Calif., but as a fourth-generation Nittany Lion with roots in New Jersey, it was a foregone conclusion before he was even born that he’d bleed blue and white. With Mott living in the Bay Area,

No. 4 Penn State overcame a 14-point, second-half deficit to leave the West Coast with a 33-30 overtime win over USC on Saturday. USC kicker Michael Lantz missed a 45-yard field goal in overtime, but Penn State kicker Ryan Barker converted his 36-yard attempt to seal the comeback Penn State quarterback Drew Allar completed 30 of 43 attempts for a career-high 391 yards,

Penn State’s defense logged 60 snaps in the 33-30 win over the Trojans, according to Pro Football Focus. The Nittany Lions had 21 defensive players see the field with nine players logging 40 or more snaps in the tightest-rotation game of the season so far. The offense, meanwhile, logged 76 snaps.