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Terry Smith’s Penn State team nearly shocked the college football world on Saturday at Beaver Stadium. The Nittany Lions led No. 2 Indiana 24-20 in the final minute but could not prevent a Hoosiers touchdown with 36 seconds left. Now 3-6 and 0-6 in Big Ten play, PSU visits 3-6 Michigan State on Saturday.

On Sunday, an FCS program began its national coaching search. Per a statement by Samford University, the program fired head coach Chris Hatcher.

The Indiana Hoosiers' dream season stayed alive on Saturday as Omar Cooper Jr. made an improbable catch to ruin Penn State's upset hopes.

There were a couple near upsets in the Big Ten that would've tossed College Football Playoff projections into a jumbled mess, but unbeaten Indiana and one-loss Oregon prevailed on their final possessions against Penn State and Iowa, respectively, away from home to keep pace behind top-ranked Ohio State.

Penn State nearly wrecked the College Football Playoff, but No. 2 Indiana had other plans at Beaver Stadium. The Hoosiers were leading 20-7 midway through the third quarter when momentum completely shifted in the Nittany Lions' favor.

Curt Cignetti has completely flipped the culture of IU football, the win at Penn State the next stamp of approval. Two undefeateds may soon meet, defined differently.