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The Penn State Nittany lions underwent a humiliating defeat of 42-37 in the hands of the UCLA Bruins without victory on Saturday.
The defeat marked the second consecutive defeat for the Nittany Lions apparently in shock. Penn State failed against Oregon last week, and the second defeat of the season hampered their chances of making the play football players with a difficult road in front of them.
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Penn Stateny Lions’ head coach James Franklin (in the middle) looks after the defeat by UCLA Bruins 42-37 in Rose Bowl on October 4, 2025. (Kiyoshi Mio / Imagn images)
Penn State head coach James Franklin was examined by fans after defeat.
UCLA used all the tips he had in his bag to throw Penn State off guard early. The Bruins quarterrier, Nico Iamaleava, led a touched disc to open the match. Then the Bruins recovered a surprise kick, which finally led to a basket.
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The quarter-arre of UCLA Nico Iamaleava (9) directs the secondary of Pat Penn State Amare Campbell (24) during the first half of a university football match of the NCAA on Saturday October 4, 2025 in Pasadena, California. (AP photo / Marcio Jose Sanchez)
It was more difficult from there.
“The opening sequence of the match for a touch, then the surprise kick. We talked all the week that they could take significant risks all the match,” said Franklin. “They were two important readers and pieces. From that moment, we were fighting. We made a ton of errors that we do not normally and had penalties at critical moments. The things that we do not do and that we have not done for a very long time.”
Penn State will face Northwestern next week – Wildcats also have 3-2 this season. The team then takes the road for Iowa and Ohio State N ° 1. The infernal sequence ends with the n ° 8 of the Indiana entering Happy Valley.
Penn Stateny Lions’ head coach, James Franklin, welcomes the Audavion Collins corner half (2) after defeated by UCLA Bruins 42-37 in Rose Bow on October 4, 2025. (Kiyoshi Mio / Imagn images)
Even with the difficult trip to come, the quarter-Arrière Drew Allar said that he still thought that the team could make the play football playoffs.
