UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Second time in weeks, number 2 Ohio State relied on its defenses to get through a scratchy offensive performance in which the early shy Buckeyes and the fearsome late for a 44-31 win against number 13 Penn State that hardly reflects the hardship of the ordeal.
A mess of the PSU . midfielder Sean Clifford with 8:26 remaining in the fourth quarter facilitated a lightning strike from Ohio State on the way to score in a single, 24-yard-long, in which tight finish Cade Stover caught a short pass and broke many tackles on the way to the end zone. The encounter extended the Buckeyes’ lead from one point to two and sealed a tough victory.
Head coach Ryan Day’s team finished plus four on revenue margin and scored 28 points in the fourth quarter – all in a nine-minute span – to keep up Michigan in the Big Ten East.
JT Tuimoloau brought it home
Ohio State leads Penn State 44-24 after JT Tuimoloau knocks out Sean Clifford and returns for an encounter.
Here are some takeaways from University Park:
Michigan sitting nice
Nearly 400 miles northwest of Beaver Stadium, last year Big Ten the champion spent his day watching the games and killing time before the rush hour kick-off against the opponent the state of Michigan. And no match matched head coach Jim Harbaugh’s team more than a ranking battle between the other contenders in their association.
Michigan went unbeaten on Saturday after being heavily stoned by the Nittany Lions prompting their head coach, James Franklin, to tell reporters he needed to recruit bigger and worse players in the battle. moat. The werewolves dared the team of first year defense coordinator Manny Diaz to stop the combination of Blake Corum (28 gills, 166 gauges, two TDs) and Donovan Edwards (16 carry, 173 yards, two TDs), and the answer was a resounding negative. Harbaugh’s team hit the ball 55 times in 418 yards in a 41-17 win, cementing Michigan’s position as one of the best in the league.
How the werewolves must have enjoyed watching Saturday’s soccer game in University Park, where the team they had just stomped on pushed what many consider to be the best in the nation to the brink. absolute. The Buckeyes averaged 3.8 yards per load in 26 attempts to fall light-years short of the output Michigan managed in mid-October. And OSU’s defense was forced to move to six. times while Iowa was washed out gave way to 482 yards to the Nittany Lions.
It’s easy to picture the smiles at Ann Arbor.
OSU Attack Incident
A week ago, when Ohio State hosted Iowa in a game that ended with 44 points, the Hawkeyes’ scandalous hilarious offense drew attention from the disparate struggles of the Columbus hosts. The Buckeyes made it through their first six games thanks to the strength of their quarterbacks CJ StroudHeisman Trophy runner-up with 24 touchdowns and 3 interceptions reflects his individual talent as well as the unrelenting depth of a vastly receptive team hoarded NFL potential.
But against a Iowa Defense is respected around the world for the discipline, toughness and range of responsibility it bears this season, the Buckeyes have been held once against their first nine properties. Stroud flipped the ball twice in that span, first with a tumble that Iowa returned for a touchdown and then a confusing intercept to start the second half. A failed win in the end failed to quell worries about not having an offensive rhythm, especially after the game ran for just 66 yards and a 30-take down touchdown.
The underperformance followed Ohio State to Beaver Stadium as the offense reached the end zone once in the first nine drives. There were puzzling game sequences called out from Day, who always revolved around one-of-a-kind run and pass rates – many of which were fruitless bubble plays – despite arguably the best quarterback nation. There was a new set of problems in plus territory, where the Buckeyes settled for two goals on the field in the red zone and missed a third from the 35-yard line. And there was a crippling mental error from Day, who apparently lost track of his timeout in the final game of OSU’s first half as the clock ran out after Stroud was fired at the 13-yard line of the OSU. PSU.
Late heroes from the OSU defense brought in Stroud (128 yards pass in the 4th half) and full-back TreVeyon Henderson (both hasty encounters in the fourth quarter) a chance for some of the last heroes to preserve their undefeated season.
Cade Stover rumbles for 24 yards TD
CJ Stroud linked up with Cade Stover on a 24-yard TD as the Ohio State Buckeyes increased their late 30-21 lead over Penn State.
The child is back
From the time when it was a five-star potential customer Drew Allar committed to Penn State, a faction of the Nittany Lions fan base yearning for the day he will replace veteran Clifford as starter. There’s no denying the fussy stats Clifford has gathered during his first five seasons at State College before returning for a sixth in 2022, but he’s also been a central figure in 11 PSU’s losses in the previous two years combined, and that’s more than fans are willing to tolerate with a highly touted prospect waiting on the wings.
Fans wanted him on the bench during and after a heavy loss to Michigan two weeks ago in which Clifford completed only seven of 20 passes before leaving the game injured. To which he responded with a dazzling performance in the 45-17 lap of Minnesota – Clifford finished 23-31 for 295 yards and four touchdowns – and entered the game against Ohio State when the defending Biggest Attacker of the week was met with quotes and eye roll. That he quickly threw two interceptions in Penn State’s first two drives against the Buckeyes invited questions about the possibility of a mid-game.
But Franklin stuck with his struggling veteran, and Clifford responded with a degree of poise and rewards for his coach. His mighty throw to widen Parker Washington gave the team’s best catch threat a chance to spin away from two Ohio State defenders and plunge down the line to score 58 yards, putting the Nittany Lions on the board. He then broke out of the pocket and unleashed a pass to a tight finish According to Johnson 42 yards down the left sideline, and unleashed a shot to widen KeAndre Lambert-Smith for a score of 23 yards in the next split second.
Clifford’s second touchdown pass gave Penn State the lead, 14-10, midway through the second half, and the Nittany Lions entered at halftime with the lead. Their advantage was maintained until Henderson encountered at 41 yards with 8:51 remaining in the fourth inning.
Michael Cohen covers college football and basketball for FOX Sports with a focus on the Big Ten. Follow him on Twitter at @Michael_Cohen13.
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