When this rock fight of a Big Ten showdown went to Ohio State, the Buckeyes remained undefeated and defeated Penn State for the seventh straight time.
Ohio State's Marvin Harrison Jr. racked up 11 catches for 162 yards and a touchdown in Saturday's win over Penn State. COLUMBUS, Ohio — The fussy, that populous cohort among college football fans, had themselves a banquet of imperfection to observe here around midday Saturday. Some of them might have turned up amid the 105,506 at Ohio Stadium. Some of them might have grumbled about No. 3 Ohio State or No. 7 Penn State. What manna of muddle they witnessed.
“How many targets I got today, that’s probably how many catches I should have had,” he said with his characteristic graciousness. “And that’s kind of the standard I hold myself to. I try to do my part, help the team. I don’t know how many targets I had, but there were too many incompletions out there today.”“Yes, sir,” he said. “My dad instilled that in me.”
Ohio State held Penn State to 240 yards, notched four sacks and had the Nittany Lions stuck beneath 200 yards until a closing drive of limited relevance. One might fuss that the Penn State offense — No. 77 in yards per play coming in — might not be that hard to hold. “ ‘You’re not just playing the Penn State offense; you’re playing the Penn State defense,’ ” Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles said he told the Buckeyes. “ ‘They make one play; you’ve got to make two.
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