Ohio St at Penn St - 10/27/01 - JoePa Win #324

Joe Paterno passed Bear Bryant to become the winningest coach in college football history, notching his 324th victory with a dramatic comeback. Trailing 27-9 midway through the 3rd-qtr, Penn State scored 3 consective touchdowns, then relied on a Jimmy Kennedy blocked FG to preserve the win.

The star of the game was redshirt freshman quarterback Zack Mills. After his late-game heroics the previous week in Evanston (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0Suw8u82vk), Mills entered the game on Penn State's 2nd possession and went on to set a school record with 418 yards of total offense (17-32-280-3-2 passing, 15-138-1 rushing).

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