Ohio State Secure Memorable 28-Point Quarter to Defeat Penn State

October 30, 2022 by Staff

In what proved to be a massive encounter between Penn State and Ohio State, the Buckeyes pulled off an astounding comeback win at the Beaver Stadium as they recovered to pick up 28 points in the fourth quarter and secure a memorable 44-31 win in front of over 100,000.

The win continued Ryan Day’s superb fourth season in charge with Ohio State 8-0 with the win. The victory has impacted the College football futures picture, with the Buckeyes now firmly seen as second favorites behind the Georgia Bulldogs.

Ohio State sped into a 10-0 lead within the first 15 minutes of their clash with Penn State, but the Nittany Lions got back into gear to take a 14-13 lead at half-time. The home side was 21-16 ahead with 9:26 left on the clock before the Buckeyes waltzed into overdrive.

TreVeyon Henderson scored a 41-yard touchdown which sparked the win, with J.T Tuimoloau putting in a player of the game performance, which includes two interceptions, two sacks, a forced fumble as well as a fumble recovery. Not bad for a day’s work.

The loss for James Franklin’s side leaves them 6-2 and still in a handy position, and the Penn State head coach was quick to applaud wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr;

“Obviously, though, the one guy we struggled with is Marvin Harrison. He's obviously a really good player. They went to him time and time again,”

“But overall, we played really well.”

The turnaround in the game was something that Penn State should have managed better, thoughts echoed by safety Ji’Ayir Brown;

“Against a team like [Ohio State], you got to finish them off,”

“You can’t let a team like that live because they never die.”

The loss comes after Penn State saw Michigan take 418 yards, and they’ll have to show courage and fortitude to mentally recover from this loss;

“This loss hurts a lot more because a lot of the guys and the coaching staff put in a lot of work this week,”

“They trusted a game plan, and for us to fall short in one quarter after we’ve done work all summer, all winter on finishing … If I still fall short in one quarter, it definitely hurts a lot more than the last loss,” Brown added.