GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NCAAF: OHIO ST (8-0) at PENN ST (6-2)

NCAAF: OHIO ST at PENN ST

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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OHIO ST (1) 10 7 7 13 37
PENN ST (24) 7 0 3 7 17 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: OHIO ST - FG, RYAN PRETORIUS 50 YD, 2:44.
OHIO ST 3-0
PENN ST - TD, RODNEY KINLAW 2 YD RUN (KEVIN
KELLY KICK), 6:35. PENN ST 7-3
OHIO ST - TD, BRIAN ROBISKIE 9 YD PASS FROM
TODD BOECKMAN (RYAN PRETORIUS
KICK), 10:01. OHIO ST 10-7
2ND QUARTER: OHIO ST - TD, BRIAN HARTLINE 16 YD PASS FROM
TODD BOECKMAN (RYAN PRETORIUS
KICK), 5:07. OHIO ST 17-7
3RD QUARTER: OHIO ST - TD, JAKE BALLARD 15 YD PASS FROM
TODD BOECKMAN (RYAN PRETORIUS
KICK), 8:50. OHIO ST 24-7
PENN ST - FG, KEVIN KELLY 27 YD, 13:33. OHIO
ST 24-10
4TH QUARTER: OHIO ST - FG, RYAN PRETORIUS 37 YD, 5:08.
OHIO ST 27-10
OHIO ST - TD, MALCOLM JENKINS 24 YD
INTERCEPTION RETURN (RYAN
PRETORIUS KICK), 5:24. OHIO ST
34-10
OHIO ST - FG, RYAN PRETORIUS 35 YD, 11:30.
OHIO ST 37-10
PENN ST - TD, A.J. WALLACE 97 YD KICKOFF
RETURN (KEVIN KELLY KICK),
11:44. OHIO ST 37-17</div>

 

STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Ticker) -- An efficientperformance from Todd Boeckman and a stout defense allowed No. 1Ohio State to cruise past what was supposed to be its toughesttest of the season so far.


Boeckman threw for a career-high 253 yards and three touchdownsand the Buckeyes' defense allowed just 124 yards through the airas top-ranked Ohio State dismantled No. 24 Penn State, 37-17,in a Big Ten showdown on Saturday night.


Chris Wells added 25 carries for 133 yards for the Buckeyes(9-0, 5-0 Big Ten), who extended their regular-season winningstreak to 27 games.


After allowing a touchdown drive of 78 yards on the NittanyLions' first possession, Ohio State's defense allowed only 73yards for the rest of the first half.


Penn State never got any more offense going, managing just athird-quarter field goal the rest of the way against thetop-ranked defense in the country.


Ohio State came into the game giving up just 7.8 points pergame, and the first-quarter touchdown run allowed to RodneyKinlaw was only the fifth defensive score the Buckeyes havegiven up all season.


A.J. Wallace capped the scoring for the Nittany Lions with a97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown with 3:16 left to play.

The loss snapped Penn State's (6-3, 2-3) three-game winningstreak.


Boeckman threw first-half touchdown passes to Brian Robiskie andBrian Hartline to turn a four-point deficit into a 17-7 leadafter the first two quarters.


Ohio State added to its lead when Boeckman threw his third TDpass of the game - this one to Jake Ballard for a 15-yard score- to give the Buckeyes a 24-7 lead with 6:10 left in the thirdquarter.


Buckeyes cornerback Malcolm Jenkins returned an interception 24yards for a touchdown with 9:36 remaining to give Ohio State a34-10 lead.

 

NCAAF: OHIO ST at PENN ST

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
OHIO ST (1) 37
PENN ST (24) 17 FINAL</div>

 

NCAAF: OHIO ST at PENN ST

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
OHIO ST (1) 10 7 7 13 37
PENN ST (24) 7 0 3 7 17 FINAL

OHIO ST-FG, R Pretorius 50 YD 2:44 1st Qtr
PENN ST-TD, R Kinlaw 2 YD RUN (K Kelly KICK) 6:35 1st Qtr
OHIO ST-TD, B Robiskie 9 YD PASS FROM T Boeckman (R
Pretorius KICK) 10:01 1st Qtr
OHIO ST-TD, B Hartline 16 YD PASS FROM T Boeckman (R
Pretorius KICK) 5:07 2nd Qtr
OHIO ST-TD, J Ballard 15 YD PASS FROM T Boeckman (R
Pretorius KICK) 8:50 3rd Qtr
PENN ST-FG, K Kelly 27 YD 13:33 3rd Qtr
OHIO ST-FG, R Pretorius 37 YD 5:08 4th Qtr
OHIO ST-TD, M Jenkins 24 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (R
Pretorius KICK) 5:24 4th Qtr
OHIO ST-FG, R Pretorius 35 YD 11:30 4th Qtr
PENN ST-TD, A Wallace 97 YD KICKOFF RETURN (K Kelly KICK)
11:44 4th Qtr


OHIO ST PENN ST
First downs 24 14
Rushed-yards 48-200 23-139
Passing yards 253 124
Sacked-yards lost 1-6 2-9
Return yards 32 2
Passes 19-26-1 16-26-1
Punts 0-0 4-38.5
Fumbles-lost 0-0 2-1
Penalties-yards 4-36 2-9
Time of possession 37:52 22:08


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: OHIO ST-Chris Wells 25-133, Maurice Wells 13-55, Brian
Hartline 1-8, Brandon Saine 3-4, Todd Boeckman 5-3, - Team 1-MINUS 3.
PENN ST-Rodney Kinlaw 14-81, Anthony Morelli 4-21, Derrick Williams
1-21, Evan Royster 4-16.

PASSING: OHIO ST-Todd Boeckman 19-26-253- 1. PENN ST-Anthony Morelli
12-21-111- 1. Daryll Clark 4-5-13- 0.

RECEIVING: OHIO ST-Brian Hartline 4-69, Ray Small 2-66, Brian Robiskie
4-59, Rory Nicol 6-39, Jake Ballard 2-20, Chris Wells 1-0. PENN
ST-Jordan Norwood 6-43, Andrew Quarless 2-34, Terrell Golden 2-18, Dan
Lawlor 1-9, Rodney Kinlaw 2-8, Derrick Williams 2-7, Deon Butler
1-5.


Att: 110,134</div>

 

STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Ticker) -- An efficientperformance from Todd Boeckman and a stout defense allowed No. 1Ohio State to cruise past what was supposed to be its toughesttest of the season so far.


Boeckman threw for a career-high 253 yards and three touchdownsand the Buckeyes' defense allowed just 124 yards through the airas top-ranked Ohio State dismantled No. 24 Penn State, 37-17,in a Big Ten showdown on Saturday night.


Chris Wells added 25 carries for 137 yards for the Buckeyes(9-0, 5-0 Big Ten), who extended their regular-season winningstreak to 27 games.


"He ran hard and ran well," Buckeyes coach Jim Tressel said."Beanie (Wells) is good and I thought our offensive line did agood job. I thought they did a good job communicating despitethe noise. It's tough to play in here.


"When his pad level is low, he is tough to handle. People havea tough time dealing with him but that means we must have pushedsomebody off the ball."


Prior to Saturday's contest, Ohio State's only ranked opponentwas then-No. 23 Purdue, which dropped a 23-7 decision to theBuckeyes at home three weeks ago. Penn State was also the lastteam to defeat Ohio State during the regular season, edging theBuckeyes, 17-10, at Happy Valley in 2005.


After allowing a touchdown drive of 78 yards on the NittanyLions' first possession, Ohio State's defense allowed only 73yards for the rest of the first half.


"They came out of the gate and made it tough on us," Tresselsaid. "Our kids hung in there. We did a good job ofcontrolling the tempo of the game with our offense. I think wehad 38 minutes of possession. We did a good job on third down."

Penn State never got any more offense going, managing just athird-quarter field goal the rest of the way against thetop-ranked defense in the country.


"I thought our defense showed good poise," Tressel said. "PennState moved it on that early drive and not a whole bunch afterthat except for that one field-goal drive."


Ohio State came into the game giving up just 7.8 points pergame, and the first-quarter touchdown run allowed to RodneyKinlaw was only the fifth defensive score the Buckeyes havesurrendered all season.


A.J. Wallace capped the scoring for the Nittany Lions with a97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown with 3:16 left to play.

The loss snapped Penn State's (6-3, 2-3) three-game winningstreak.


Boeckman threw first-half touchdown passes to Brian Robiskie andBrian Hartline to turn a four-point deficit into a 17-7 leadafter the first two quarters.


"We didn't get any pressure on him," Nittany Lions coach JoePaterno said. "And then when we did go after him, he did a goodjob of dumping it off. That's a good football team, and theyplayed very well.


"They caught the ball well, he (Boeckman) threw it well and theyprotected him well. I thought we did a pretty good job againsta tough running game but we obviously didn't do well againsttheir passing."


Ohio State added to its lead when Boeckman threw his third TDpass of the game - this one to Jake Ballard for a 15-yard score- to give the Buckeyes a 24-7 lead with 6:10 left in the thirdquarter.


"I think he (Boeckman) threw with a lot of confidence tonightand that starts with not having a whole lot of people in yourface," Tressel said.


Buckeyes cornerback Malcolm Jenkins returned an interception 24yards for a touchdown with 9:36 remaining to give Ohio State a34-10 lead.