Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate, as well as quarterback Julian Sayin, had a field day against the Nittany Lions.

The Ohio State Buckeyes used two huge plays in the third quarter to Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate to pull away from Penn State

The top-ranked Buckeyes retaliated with a vicious second half, punctuated by a Jeremiah Smith touchdown that established the one-page for Penn State's season. Ohio State's 38-14 win over Penn State, its ninth straight in the series, seemed inevitable and yet still overwhelmingly dominant, particularly in the second half.

In the past four meetings, Ohio State has a 4-0 record against Penn State. Each team has covered in two games in the past four matchups with those games outpacing the point total on one occasion. Penn State has put up 37 fewer points than Ohio State in their past four games.

Ohio State football spent the first half of its season experimenting on offense. Against Penn State, we saw the payoff of the tinkering.

Ioane’s return should be a boost for a Penn State running game that is expected to feature Kaytron Allen against Ohio State. Another PSU vet, edge rusher Zuriah Fisher, is also expected to play against the Buckeyes. Fisher played limited snaps against the Hawkeyes.

Talk about teams going in different directions. Ohio State is the reigning national champion and the favorite to do it again, while Penn State was a preseason t

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football will be without freshman wide receiver Quincy Porter for Saturday’s game against Penn State. The top-ranked Buckeyes listed Porter as out for the matchup on their availability report.

Nick Saban revealed on College GameDay on Saturday from Salt Lake City, Utah, that he's a "player," not a coach anymore.

Julian Sayin passed for 316 yards and four touchdowns, Jeremiah Smith scored twice and top-ranked Ohio State pulled away in the second half to defeat Penn State 38-14 Saturday.