No. 1 Ohio State at No. 25 Penn State Week 9

Saturday night will mark the 23rd time Ohio State has played Penn State. The series is tied 11-11 and Joe Paterno is 7-11 against the four-point favorite Buckeyes.

If history repeats itself expect neither team to score more than thirty points. In the previous 22 games Penn State scored over thirty points four times and Ohio State twice. When you add these two great defenses to the mix you would expect the first team to score 14 points to win.

Quarterback Anthony Morelli, halfback Rodney Kinlaw, receivers Jordan Norwood and Deon Butler are Penn State's key offensive players. However, the Nittany Lions' defensive players will determine the outcome of this game.

Maurice Evans, Sean Lee and Dan Connor have led Penn State to the most sacks (35) in the nation. If Ohio State’s offensive line can’t contain Penn State’s front four the Buckeyes could be in for a long night.

The View's Take
Expect Penn State to apply the same defensive pressure you saw from Michigan State in the second half of last week's game. Boeckman will make the right decisions, the line will hold and the Buckeyes should score more than 30 points.

Ohio State 30, Penn State 13

The Players
QB
O-State- Todd Boeckman 1,546 yards 18 TD 7 INT 65.6%
PSU-Anthony Morelli 1,739 yards 13 TD 7 INT 59.5%

RB
O-State- Beanie Wells 863 yards, 5.8 ypc, 7 TD
PSU- Rodney Kinlaw 728 yards, 5.2 ypc, 6 TD

WR
O-State- Brian Robiskie 37 rec, 728 yards, 19.7 ypc, 7 TD
O-State- Brian Hartline 30 rec, 360 yards 12.0 ypc, 4 TD

PSU- Jordan Norwood 30 rec, 381 yards 12.7 ypc, 3 TD
PSU- Javon Ringer 30 rec, 418 yards 13.9 ypc, 1 TD

Ohio State's History Against Penn State
Overall
Record: 11-11
Points Scored: 395-406
Avg Score: 18-19

Home
8-5
227-160
18-12

Away
3-5
149-215
19-27

Last Ten
6-4
230-127
23-13

Away Since PSU Joined Big 10
2-5
137-208
20-30

Away Since 2000
1-2
58-66 1
9-22