COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State didn't look sharp Saturday night against Penn State, delivering a product not unlike the one it had 50 days earlier against Oregon.
After a month of scoring at will, the fifth-ranked Buckeyes finished the first quarter with three points and punted three times in the first half, twice in Penn State territory. They drew a season-high 10 penalties and struggled to finish drives. From the opening possession, which ended in a Jeremy Ruckert fumble, Ohio State looked to be in for a slog.
But this time the slog ended with smiles.