A Penn State fan stormed the field during the USC game on Saturday. Here’s how the viral moment unfolded.

Jordan Mott, a fourth-generation alumnus of Penn State, is working with his wife to encourage their 8-year-old daughter to become part of the family legacy in the near future. He expressed that he has been devoted to the blue and white since birth. Mott even attempted to walk on to the Penn State football team during his freshman year under Joe Paterno after moving to State College from Santa Clara, California.

However, on Saturday, just before the Nittany Lions secured their thrilling 33-30 overtime victory against USC, Mott showcased his Penn State pride in a distinctive way—trolling the rival Trojans in the process. In a now-viral video shared on his Instagram, Mott revealed that he had purchased one of USC’s exclusive pregame VIP experiences, which allowed him to run onto the field with the Trojans just before kickoff.

But there was a twist: Mott was fully clad in Penn State attire—a blue hat, tank top, and shorts adorned with the Nittany Lion logo. Major accounts like ESPN, DraftKings, Rivals, and The Checkdown quickly picked up on the moment.

He and his wife spent about an hour on the field, wandering along the Penn State sideline during the pregame festivities. They held back while USC made its entrance for kickoff, playfully noting that the Trojan players seemed “like they wanted to punch us.”

Once the Penn State team was close enough to hear him at the back of the tunnel, Mott shouted words of encouragement, exclaiming a loud “Let’s go, boys!” He continued jogging across the expansive 120-plus yards of the L.A. Memorial Coliseum, gesturing to Penn State fans in the stands as he passed.

“It started as a joke, but then it went viral today. It was an amazing experience for both of us,” Mott shared with PennLive during a phone call on Tuesday night. “At the end of it, we looked at each other in disbelief and said, ‘That was an absolutely incredible experience.’”

Mott graduated from Penn State in 2013 with a double major in criminology and advertising/public relations. He then moved back to California, where he has been working as a real estate agent in Silicon Valley for the past decade. He makes it a point to visit State College each year for a game.

So, when the Big Ten announced its expansion to include USC, UCLA, Washington, and Oregon, Mott started planning to buy tickets to see his alma mater play closer to home. He estimated that he purchased tickets for the Penn State-USC game about two weeks before the event from a third-party vendor. The Sunday before the game, he received an email outlining special gameday experiences offered by USC, which included the opportunity to run onto the field with the team. It came with an additional cost of $1,800 on top of his game tickets.

“I thought, ‘No way. That would be a fantastic way to troll USC and a memorable experience to run out with their team decked out in Penn State gear,’” Mott said. “I contemplated it for about 24 hours, but deep down, I knew I was going to do it and just see what happened.”

Naturally, Mott and those he confided in about his plan were concerned that a fan so visibly showcasing Penn State gear would be denied access to the tunnel. He searched for any fine print during the purchasing process but found none, so he decided to go ahead with his idea. USC sent a confirmation email instructing guests to meet under the Coliseum’s torch at 11:30 a.m. local time.

“In conversations with people, they were saying, ‘There’s no way they’ll let you do that. You need to wear USC gear and then take it off once you’re on the field,’” Mott recalled. “I was like, ‘No way. There’s no day I’m putting on USC attire.’”

“We’re either going all out from the start in our Penn State gear, and they’re going to let it ride, or they’re going to kick us out, and we’ll deal with that later. My wife and I went in expecting 1,000% that it wouldn’t happen.”

When Mott and his wife arrived, the staff (whom he assumed were students) checked them in with surprise but offered no resistance. The USC director of marketing distributed field passes, mentioning that no other opposing fans had ever signed up for this experience before. The small group of others who had paid for the experience seemed a bit bewildered, Mott noted, but there was never any animosity toward the Penn State fans.

“They thought it was funny, like, ‘Great job! But we’ll take your money,’” Mott joked.

On Tuesday night, a few hours after his interview with PennLive, Mott noticed a change on USC’s website. The “Run With the Team” VIP experience page now includes a disclaimer stating, “All participants must be in USC apparel to partake in Game Day Experiences. USC Athletics reserves the right to remove individuals who are not compliant.”

While it may not happen again at USC, Mott would eagerly seize a similar opportunity to troll a PSU opponent—price tag notwithstanding.

“I would do it 1,000% again,” he said, “in a heartbeat.”