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The nation reacts to USC's overtime loss to Penn State

Everyone was talking about USC's overtime loss to Penn State on Saturday and here are some of the best social media posts about the game.
ByMatthew Conner|
Oct 12, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; USC Trojans running back Woody Marks (4) runs the ball for a first down before he is stopped by Penn State Nittany Lions safety Jaylen Reed (1) and cornerback Zion Tracy (7) in the first half at United Airlines Field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
Oct 12, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; USC Trojans running back Woody Marks (4) runs the ball for a first down before he is stopped by Penn State Nittany Lions safety Jaylen Reed (1) and cornerback Zion Tracy (7) in the first half at United Airlines Field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

Another Big Ten showdown has come and gone and, unfortunately, it is the USC Trojans who are once again left trying to figure out how to come out on top. Sitting at 1-3 overall in conference play this year, the Trojans have lost three games on essentially the final play of the game.

However, moral victories aren't what USC football has been built upon. Instead, the Trojans expect to compete at the highest levels of the sport.

That's not going to happen this year, though. Saturday's 33-30 loss to Penn State was essentially an elimination game for head coach Lincoln Riley's team in 2024 as far as the Big Ten title and the College Football Playoff go.

Of course, the way that this game unfolded had to be especially disappointing to the Trojans who saw a 20-6 halftime lead disappear into the Southern California air. Along the way, just about everything that could go wrong for USC did go wrong making the latest defeat that much tougher to swallow.

"Yeah, shoot, they all hurt," QB Miller Moss said. "This one especially was excruciating just in the manner that it happened. I think the flip side of that is we've got a really, really good locker room filled with really great people and really great coaches that's going to continue to stay together and go on a run this back half of the season. That's the No. 4 team in the country, so what does that make us?"

The loss was a huge topic of conversation on social media after the game as fans and experts alike took the opportunity to share their thoughts on the Trojan's misfortune. Here's a look at some of the most interesting reactions from X.

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