COLUMBUS — The No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes pulled away in the second half to beat Penn State on Saturday in Columbus.
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Julian Sayin passed for 316 yards and four scores. Jeremiah Smith scored twice as the Buckeyes scored 21 second-half points in a 38-14 victory.
OSU outgained the Nittany Lions in total yards, 480-200.
Ohio State improves to 8-0 overall, 5-0 in the Big Ten.
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Smith put the OSU on the board with a 14-yard touchdown catch that capped an 11-play, 89-yard drive, to give them a 7-0 lead after one quarter.
Jayden Fielding added a 22-yard field goal that extended it to 10-0. Nicholas Singleton’s 3-yard run for Penn State cut it 10-7.
The Buckeyes responded when Sayin threw a 45-yard touchdown pass to Carnell Tate, which expanded to 17-7.
Right before halftime, Penn State took advantage of a C.J. Donaldson fumble. Kaytron Allen’s 1-yard run got the Nittany Lions to 17-14 at halftime.
OSU scored twice in the third quarter. Donaldson’s 1-yard run to open the third quarter increased it to 24-14. Sayin threw his third touchdown of the game to Bennett Christian to expand the advantage to 31-14.
Jeremiah Smith provided the highlight of the day. Ohio State had the ball at the Penn State 11-yard line. Sayin connected over the middle on a tipped pass that Smith caught one-handed at the 1 and walked in for a touchdown.
Ohio State’s next game will be Nov. 8 at Purdue.
Kickoff is at 1 p.m. in West Lafayette, Indiana.
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