Box Score | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
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Ohio State | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Penn State | 7 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
Bye Bye BCS?
The loss this weekend at Penn State might be their biggest loss in years. With recruits watching, and the BCS already talking about the chance of a Buckeye-Gator rematch in the title game, Ohio State laid an egg on the road and dropped a game to Penn State that was never close.
The Nittany Lions appear to be all they are cracked up to be, as they simply lined up and ran right over the Buckeyes from the get-go. Evan Royster's 237 yards on the ground were the difference, as he broke a whopping (and perhaps AI assisted) 17 tackles in the game. It was evident from the very beginning that no one, or two, or even three guys was going to bring him down.
When Coach Griffin was asked about it after the game, he simply said:
"Sometimes, there's just nothing you can do. Penn State played a game we may never see again, and they got the win. I can't really say much more than that."
Players of the Game
Game Statistics | ||
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Category | Ohio State | Penn State |
First Downs | 16 | 24 |
Total Offense | 289 | 497 |
Rushes-YDS | 27-102 | 48-274 |
Passing YDS | 187 | 233 |
Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
Total Yards | 446 | 541 |
T.O.P. | 13:08 | 14:52 |