Top Trending: An Egregious Example of Two Teams Playing for the Spread in Nevada-Penn State Week 1 Game?

In case you missed it - and there is a strong likelihood that you did - Penn State easily won over Nevada Saturday, 46-11.

The Nittany Lions, however, failed to cover the spread in the final seconds of the game.  This led to some conspiracy theories via social media platforms like X. 

Our own Thomas Somach noted that Penn State came into this game as the 42.5 point favorite, was up 43 points with 30 seconds left on the clock. 

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So what happened next? 

Nevada scored to cover the spread. 

Sports handicapper Mike Crowley wrote on X: 

"I've never EVER seen a more egregious example of two teams playing for the spread in my life. Between Penn St going for it up 43 at midfield with under 2 minutes, followed by Nevada calling a timeout to convert a 4th and 6, PI call cherry on the top. #PennSt."

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