![]() The last three have been decided by a total of 11 points, with Ohio State taking two.īut the Big Ten is playing in mostly empty stadiums because of the pandemic. “And with a quarterback like that and their offensive personnel, not getting them off schedule is going to be challenging.”Ī white out at Penn State is normally one of the great spectacles in sports and the recent ones involving the Buckeyes have been classic games. “We really couldn’t get them off-schedule,” Penn State coach James Franklin said. The Buckeyes only needed five plays on their next drive to take a 14-0 lead when Fields zipped a 26-yard pass over corner Joey Porter Jr.’s shoulder to Olave in the end zone. Garrett Wilson took an opening sweep 62 yards to set up Teague III’s short touchdown run two plays later. ![]() The Buckeyes didn’t need to run a lot of plays to get a lead. “I thought we did a good job controlling the ball and having balance on offense.” “We try to run a lot of plays,” Ohio State coach Ryan Day said. Ohio State (2-0) didn’t take long to break the game open and hand Penn State (0-2) its first 0-2 start since 2013. Jeremy Ruckert also caught a pair of touchdowns, Master Teague II ran for another and the Buckeyes generated 526 yards of offense in their 15th straight Big Ten win and 10th straight on the road against a ranked opponent. “I just think it’s the work from the offseason, I just think me and the receivers being on the same page, that’s why we’re having so much success now,” Fields said. 18 Penn State 38-25 on an eerily quiet Saturday night at what is usually one of the most raucous settings in college football. Justin Fields passed for 318 yards and four touchdowns, two to Chris Olave, and No. The Ohio State quarterback is just fine shredding defenses in front of a more intimate gathering. – Justin Fields doesn’t need the energy of 110,000 people mostly rooting against him in a stadium to put on a show.
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