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Evan Bachman

Defense, Marvin Harrison Jr. lead Ohio State to 20-12 victory over Penn State

In one of the biggest games of the season to date Ohio State came away with a 20-12 win over Penn State for its seventh straight victory over the Nittany Lions, and move to 7-0 on the season.

The Ohio State defense has been one of the best in the country this season and it certainly lived up to that billing with a dominant performance on Saturday.

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Penn State came into the matchup averaging 40.6 points per game and were shut down. The Nittany Lions didn’t find the end zone until late in the fourth quarter and went 1-of-16 on third downs for the game.

Offensively, the Buckeyes rode arguably college football’s best player with Marvin Harrison Jr. delivering time and time again in critical situations — finishing the game with 11 catches for 162 yards and a touchdown.

 

Buckeye nation should be thrilled about this victory as with a seventh straight win over Penn State to the Buckeyes, add a second top 10 victory to their resume in the season so far.

Next week the undefeated Buckeyes will go on the road to take on the Wisconsin Badgers in a Saturday night game on NBC. The march continues.

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