Penn State Nittany Lions quarterback Trace McSorley miraculously scrambled from a sack and found Chris Godwin for an insane touchdown.
After it looked like the USC Trojans were going to be doing the bulk of the scoring in the Rose Bowl on Monday, the Penn State Nittany Lions turned it into a shootout. Trace McSorely got off to a slow start with a couple of interceptions but he began to pick it up and made one of the craziest passes of the season to Chris Godwin.
As the USC defense flushed McSorley out of the pocket, he began to scramble toward the sideline to avoid the sack. Taking a major risk, he decided to fling up a prayer to Godwin in the end zone. Somehow, Godwin bobbled it but brought it down with one foot in the end zone for the score to put the heat right back on USC.
Breaking this play down is going to be a case study for years to come. The Trojans did the right thing and got pressure on McSorley, but he just managed to get away and throw it up for the touchdown.
USC defensive back Adoree’ Jackson lost his footing on the play and that gave Godwin enough room to get the separation needed to pull in the touchdown. He also did a great job of securing the ball while staying in.
The game started off kind of slow for Penn State and all of a sudden they turned into an offensive machine. Godwin showed that even the toughest catches can be made and McSorley showed that any risky pass can turn into a good one.