Former Ohio State linebacker Malik Harrison sustained a non-life-threatening injury when he was struck in his left calf by a stray bullet in Cleveland on Sunday.
Noah Ruggles is the Big Ten co-special teams player of the week after making four field goals against Penn State, but Ohio State’s freshman of the week streak is over.
All 11 offensive starters played at least 54 snaps while 10 defensive starters played at least 46 snaps as 57 total Buckeyes saw game action against Penn State.
Ohio State was far from perfect but took some big shots from Penn State and still escaped victorious, 33-24, last night in Ohio Stadium, improving to 7-1 on the season.
Noah Ruggles was Ohio State's leading scorer, nailing all four of his field goals to give Ohio State the boost it needed to get past a stifling Penn State red-zone defense.
Ryan Day says Ohio State didn't panic against Penn State, Ronnie Hickman says no one expected Jerron Cage to score and TreVeyon Henderson proved something to himself against PSU.
Jerron Cage scored his first touchdown, Tyreke Smith shined, Cameron Brown got his first interception and Noah Ruggles made four field goals in Ohio State’s win over Penn State.
Ohio State played far from perfect football against Penn State, but showed that it could win a tough game against a ranked opponent for the first time this season.
A win was the most important result for the Buckeyes, but the Ohio State offense scored just two touchdowns on 12 possessions as unforced errors piled up.