When looking at the overall series 15-13 (without vacated wins) you would believe Ohio State and Penn State are evenly matched rivals. However, the 15-13 (.536) series mark is misleading. Penn State amassed the majority of its wins against Ohio State before joining the Big Ten in 1993. Before ...

THE RUNNING START TV: Saturday, 8:00 (ABC) Ohio State leads the series 15-13-and is 9-7 against Penn State in Columbus. Since 1993, the first year Penn State played football in the Big Ten, Ohio State has a 13-6 overall and 8-2 at home against the Nittany Lions. The Buckeyes' lo...

Another week and another opponent's defensive stats get flipped upside down. It's always interesting to see how a team's stats change after playing Ohio State. Below you will be able to compare Iowa's stats before playing and after playing Ohio State. The Hawkeyes were able to i...

Bert, Your team is on a four-game losing streak. The average score in those losses? 19-39. You just lost to South Carolina 7-52. Yet, you felt the need to open your pie hole last week. Quotes from Bert at an Arkansas booster club:     "I came to the SEC for a va...

You would think that Ohio State and Iowa have been fairly even on the football field, but that would be surprisingly wrong. Ohio State leads the all-time series 45-14-3, has was won 12 of the last 13 games and 27 of the last 32 games. Quick Hitters: Ranked Ohio State teams are 7-1 against unranke...

THE RUNNING START TV: Saturday, 3:30 (ABC) Ohio State leads the series 45-14-3 and is 29-9-1 against the Hawkeyes in the Horseshoe.  The Buckeyes' longest winning streak against Iowa was 16, set between 1963 and 1980. Ohio State has won six-straight home games against Iowa. This k...

Another week and another opponent's stats get flipped upside down. It's always interesting to see how a team's stats change after playing Ohio State. Below you will be able to compare Northwestern's stats before playing and after playing Ohio State. The Wildcats were able to imp...

Many clips have been replayed from the 2004 (27-33) overtime loss in Evanston. That was a big win for the Wildcats, but I just want to spin some perspective on that win. Since 1972 Ohio State is 28-1 against Northwestern. Since 1959 Ohio State is 15-1 in Evanston. The loss in both i...

THE RUNNING START TV: Saturday, 8:00 (ABC) Ohio State leads the series 59-14-1 and is 9-1 in the last ten games at Ryan Field. College Gameday has decided to make the trip to Evanston. This is only the second time the Gameday crew has broadcast from a Northwestern game. Will these clowns b...

*The Ohio State Effect will be posted every Monday, or Tuesday, for the rest of the season. *The Rundown and Series History articles will continue on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Wisconsin came into the game against Ohio State with some pretty impressive team stats. So, How did the Badgers' team...

If you're a numbers geek like I am you might enjoy the compilation below. This article chronicles every year and score that Ohio State and Wisconsin played football. You will find the overall series, last ten games and other spans of games between the two schools. A breakdown by decade is als...

THE RUNNING START TV: Saturday, 8:00 (ABC) Ohio State leads the series 55-18-5 and is 8-2 against Wisconsin in the last ten games in Ohio Stadium. Something is going to have to give in this game. Both Ohio State and Wisconsin have superb rushing offenses and rushing defenses. The Buckeyes ent...

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THE RUNNING START TV: Saturday, 7:00 (FOX) I am using this game as a measuring stick for Ohio State's defense. I am curious to see if the Buckeyes' defense can stop Brendan Bigelow. Last year Bigelow rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns on 4 carries. That's only 40 yards per ca...

the running start TV: Tonight, 8:00 (ESPN) Like many of you I will be rooting for the asteroid while watching tonight's game. Hopefully the series will resume before the return of Halley's Comet. Perhaps Notre Dame would like to resume its losing ways to Ohio State? With tha...

the running start TV: Saturday, 3:30 (ABC) Since 2002 the Buckeyes are 67-7 (.905) at home. Braxton Miller only needs 18 rushing yards to become the all-time leading rusher at QB for Ohio State. The Buckeyes have returned a punt, or kickoff, for a touchdown in ten-straight seasons. Ohio Stat...

 The running start TV: Tonight (8:00 ESPN) This will be the first time Pittsburgh and Florida State have played since 1983, Pitt won 17-16 in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh has won the last three games in the series and leads the series 5-3. This is Pitt's first game as a member of the ACC...

TV: ESPN 3:30 This will be the first time Ohio and Louisville have played since 1959; Ohio won 22-15. The Series is tied 2-2 Ohio has won the last two games in the series. the rundown 2012 Stats (Per Game)               ...

THE RUNDOWN 2012 Stats (Per Game)                         41.0 (6th)      Points For          37.8 (19th) 24.9 ...

The RunDown 2012 Stats (Per Game)                         21.3 (99th)      Points For          37.2 (21st) 28.5 (95th)&nb...