No. 4 Ohio State and No. 3 Penn State had so much at stake heading into their showdown in Happy Valley on Saturday. The Buckeyes wanted a win to remain within the Big Ten championship race. The Nittany Lions wanted a win to remain undefeated.
By advantage of a support on the goal line and a drive that ate up the ultimate 5:13 on the clock, Ohio State walked away with the 20-13 street victory. It was the Buckeyes’ eighth straight win over the Nittany Lions and fourth in that span determined by eight factors or fewer.
Here are the opposite numbers to learn about this Big Ten rivalry.
0: Penn State is now 0-5 towards Michigan and Ohio State since 2022, with a report of 28-1 towards all different groups (18-0 towards all different Big Ten opponents in that span).
19: This was Ohio State’s first street win towards a top-five AP opponent in 18 seasons, when it beat No. 2 Texas in 2006. Entering Saturday, the Buckeyes had misplaced every of their final 4 conferences in away recreation towards the highest 5 opponents.
5: Ohio State quarterback Will Howard threw his fifth profession choose on this recreation, tied for many within the FBS amongst energetic gamers. It was Penn State’s solely landing of the day.
Penn State’s Zion Tracy drives house a pick-six to take a 10-0 lead over Ohio State
6: Ryan Day is now 6-0 towards Penn State in his head teaching profession, profitable the annual assembly between the 2 rivals. Ohio State has crushed Penn State each season since its loss to Happy Valley in 2016.
4: Day ended his four-game shedding streak towards AP’s high 5 opponents with Saturday’s win. He is now 3-7 towards AP’s high 5 opponents. Before Saturday, Day’s most up-to-date win over a top-five group got here towards Clemson within the College Football Playoff semifinal within the 2020 season. He can be now 63-9 as Ohio State’s head coach.
10: James Franklin is now 1-10 towards Ohio State in his profession, together with his solely win over the Buckeyes coming within the aforementioned assembly in 2016. Saturday marked the fifth time Franklin misplaced to Ohio State by one level.
5pm: Franklin’s struggles aren’t simply restricted to going through Ohio State. He can be 1-17 towards AP’s high 5 opponents in his teaching profession between his 11 seasons at Penn State and three seasons at Vanderbilt.
13: Even although Franklin is now 1-13 towards AP’s high 5 opponents as Penn State’s head coach, the Nittany Lions have had bother towards elite groups for the reason that flip of the millennium. Penn State fell to 1-23 towards AP’s high 5 opponents since 2000 with Saturday’s loss.
No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes vs. No. 3 Penn State Nittany Lions
23: Ohio State additionally improved to 23-8 all-time in its sequence with Penn State.
13: Ohio State began 7-1 or higher for the thirteenth straight season.
678: Wide receiver phenom Jeremiah Smith broke a 40-year-old report when he caught an 18-yard go within the third quarter, surpassing Hall of Famer Cris Carter for probably the most receiving yards by a freshman at Ohio State. Smith leads the Buckeyes with 678 receiving yards this season.
111.030: Attendance for Ohio State vs. Penn State set a report at Beaver Stadium.
42: Penn State’s standout working again duo of Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen had a quiet day. They rushed for a complete of 42 yards on 2.3 yards per carry, failing to achieve the tip zone.
146: Penn State quarterback Drew Allar threw for simply 146 yards within the loss. In his three video games towards top-five opponents, Allar threw for fewer than 200 yards every time. He averaged 135.7 yards in these three video games, with simply two whole landing passes.
4.5: Ohio State edge rusher JT Tuimoloau had one other nice efficiency. He recorded six whole tackles and a half-sack. Unless Ohio State faces Penn State once more, Tuimoloau will end his profession with 4.5 sacks in 4 video games towards the Nittany Lions.
6: Emeka Egbuka continued his development of displaying up within the greatest video games for the Buckeyes. The Ohio State senior broad receiver dropped a 25-yard landing reception within the first quarter towards Penn State. With this catch, Egbuka has recorded a landing reception in all six video games performed towards a top-five opponent. He completed Saturday with three receptions for 31 yards and a landing.
Ohio State’s Will Howard connects with Emeka Egbuka for a 25-yard landing towards Penn State
95: Ohio State star working again Quinshon Judkins rushed for 95 yards in Saturday’s recreation, marking the twentieth time in 34 profession video games that he has totaled 90-plus yards on the bottom. It’s solely the third time Judkins has crossed that threshold since he joined Ohio State after transferring from Ole Miss.
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