It may have been the Ineligibowl, but Ohio State looked like they could care less. Thanks to a strong defensive effort and the legs of Braxton Miller, Ohio State pulled away in the third quarter after being tied 7-7 at halftime and kept their perfect season alive with a 35-23 victory over Penn State in Happy Valley. Miller ran for 134 yards and two scores on 25 carries and threw for another 143 and one additional score. Carlos Hyde had a lot of tough yardage with 22 carries for 55 yards and one touchdown. The teams traded punts early before a Penn State blocked punt gave the Nittany Lions a 7-0 lead halfway through the second quarter. Hyde found the end zone to knot the score after a questionable holding call on Penn State during an OSU punt and a key Braxton Miller run of 33 yards. Linebacker Ryan Shazier made back-to-back huge plays at the start of the second half, sacking Penn State QB Matt McGloin then picking him off on the next play for a pick six. The 9-0 Buckeyes will face Illinois next Saturday afternoon in the ‘Shoe.
Scoring Summary
1st QuarterOHST – PSU
2nd QuarterOHST – PSU
| 6:50 |
 PSU |
TD |
Penn St. blocked punt attempt by Ben Buchanan. Recovered byMichael Yancich (Sam Ficken made PAT) |
0 – 7 |
| 0:38 |
 OHST |
TD |
Carlos Hyde rushed to the right for 1 yard gain (Drew Basil made PAT) |
7 – 7 |
3rd QuarterOHST – PSU
| 14:35 |
OHST |
TD |
Ryan Shazier intercepted Matt McGloin for 17 yards (Drew Basilmade PAT) |
14 – 7 |
| 10:38 |
PSU |
FG |
Sam Ficken kicked a 27-yard field goal |
14 – 10 |
| 3:55 |
OHST |
TD |
Braxton Miller rushed to the right for 1 yard gain (Drew Basil made PAT) |
21 – 10 |
| 1:02 |
OHST |
TD |
Braxton Miller rushed to the right for 1 yard gain (Drew Basil made PAT) |
28 – 10 |
4th QuarterOHST – PSU
| 10:35 |
PSU |
TD |
Matt McGloin passed to Matt Lehman to the right for 2 yard gain (2pt attempt failed, Bill Belton run to the right) |
28 – 16 |
| 7:10 |
OHST |
TD |
Braxton Miller passed to Jake Stoneburner down the middle for 72 yard gain (Drew Basil made PAT) |
35 – 16 |
| 2:23 |
PSU |
TD |
Matt McGloin passed to Kyle Carter to the left for 20 yard gain (Sam Ficken made PAT) |
35 – 23 |
Passing
| Ohio State Buckeyes |
Comp |
Att |
Yds |
Pct |
Y/A |
Sack |
YdsL |
TD |
Int |
Rating |
| Braxton Miller |
7 |
19 |
143 |
36.8 |
7.5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
106.9 |
| Penn State Nittany Lions |
Comp |
Att |
Yds |
Pct |
Y/A |
Sack |
YdsL |
TD |
Int |
Rating |
| Matt McGloin |
27 |
45 |
327 |
60.0 |
7.3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
131.3 |
| Alex Butterworth |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
Rushing
| Ohio State Buckeyes |
Rush |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
FumL |
| Braxton Miller |
25 |
134 |
5.4 |
33 |
2 |
0 |
| Carlos Hyde |
22 |
55 |
2.5 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
| Rod Smith |
4 |
48 |
12.0 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
| Penn State Nittany Lions |
Rush |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
FumL |
| Zach Zwinak |
12 |
41 |
3.4 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
| Bill Belton |
10 |
26 |
2.6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| Michael Zordich |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Matt McGloin |
4 |
-37 |
-9.3 |
-7 |
0 |
0 |
Receiving
| Ohio State Buckeyes |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
FumL |
| Jake Stoneburner |
2 |
86 |
43.0 |
72 |
1 |
0 |
| Evan Spencer |
3 |
33 |
11.0 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
| Nick Vannett |
1 |
22 |
22.0 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
| Carlos Hyde |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Penn State Nittany Lions |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
FumL |
| Kyle Carter |
6 |
76 |
12.7 |
21 |
1 |
0 |
| Brandon Moseby-Felder |
4 |
73 |
18.3 |
44 |
0 |
0 |
| Allen Robinson |
5 |
68 |
13.6 |
37 |
0 |
0 |
| Bill Belton |
5 |
35 |
7.0 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
| Matt Lehman |
2 |
21 |
10.5 |
19 |
1 |
0 |
| Jesse James |
1 |
20 |
20.0 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
| Garry Gilliam |
1 |
15 |
15.0 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
| Zach Zwinak |
2 |
11 |
5.5 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
| Trevor Williams |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
Kicking
| Ohio State Buckeyes |
XPM |
XPA |
FGM |
FGA |
Lng |
Pct |
Pts |
| Drew Basil |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
5 |
| Penn State Nittany Lions |
XPM |
XPA |
FGM |
FGA |
Lng |
Pct |
Pts |
| Sam Ficken |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
27 |
100.0 |
5 |
Punting
| Ohio State Buckeyes |
Punt |
Avg |
Blk |
In20 |
TB |
| Ben Buchanan |
5 |
41.6 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Penn State Nittany Lions |
Punt |
Avg |
Blk |
In20 |
TB |
| Alex Butterworth |
5 |
41.4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
Kick/Punt Returns
| Ohio State Buckeyes |
KR |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
PR |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
| Rod Smith |
4 |
66 |
16.5 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
| Corey (Philly) Brown |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
| Bradley Roby |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
| Penn State Nittany Lions |
KR |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
PR |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
| Bill Belton |
6 |
75 |
12.5 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jesse Della Valle |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0.4 |
2 |
0 |
8 Comments
Couldn’t care less. Couldn’t
Then don’t read it and write a truly worthless comment.
Haha. Kirk, he was referring to your first sentence “but Ohio State looked like they could care less.” It should be “couldn’t” care less.
The blocked punt was especially frustrating this time because the Nittany Liars had two return men deep.
Nothing more annoying than people commenting just to correct grammar.
Except that it’s not grammar. It’s using words that mean the exact opposite of what you are trying to say. You wouldn’t say they offense was unstoppable when the offense was miserable would you?
it’s a blog who cares
I see that now. Honest mistake.