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OSU Holds on to No. 1 With Win at Penn State

Ohio State now 9-0 after 37-17 thumping of Nittany Lions

By Katherine Thompson,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 28, 2007 6:39 AM CDT

(Newser) – Ohio State didn't have to punt once in the course of last night's solid defeat of the Penn State Nittany Lions as the first-ranked team won its 27th-straight victory. Penn State saw an early 7-3 lead trickle, and then gush, away as the Buckeyes stayed "one step ahead of us all night," coach Joe Paterno told the Pittsburgh Tribune Review.

Ohio State quarterback Todd Boeckman made 19 of 26 passes for 253 yards, and Chris Wells rushed 133 yards on 25 carries. Penn State's A.J. Wallace took a kickoff return 97 yards for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter, but the Buckeyes had left no room for a Lions comeback.

Ohio State's Jake Ballard (86) catches a touchdown pass in the end zone as Penn State's Lydell Sargeant (10)  defends during the third quarter of their college football game in State College, Pa., Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Ohio State's Jake Ballard (86) catches a touchdown pass in the end zone as Penn State's Lydell Sargeant (10) defends during the third quarter of their college football game in State College, Pa., Saturday,...   (Associated Press)
Ohio State's Brian Robiskie (80) celebrates scoring a first-quarter touchdown, with teammates Chris Wells, quarterback Todd Boeckman (17) and Kirk Barton (74), against Penn State in a football game in State College, Pa., Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Ohio State's Brian Robiskie (80) celebrates scoring a first-quarter touchdown, with teammates Chris Wells, quarterback Todd Boeckman (17) and Kirk Barton (74), against Penn State in a football game in...   (Associated Press)
Ohio State's Chris Wells (28) rushes with the ball as Penn state defenders Dan Connor, far left, Lydell Sargeant (10), and Maurice Evans (48) move in during the fourth quarter of their college football game in State College, Pa., Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007. Ohio State won 37-17. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Ohio State's Chris Wells (28) rushes with the ball as Penn state defenders Dan Connor, far left, Lydell Sargeant (10), and Maurice Evans (48) move in during the fourth quarter of their college football...   (Associated Press)
Ohio State's Jake Ballard  (86), celebrates catching a  third quarter touchdown with teammates during a college football game against Penn State  in State College, Pa., Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007. Leaping high is Ohio State's Alex Boone (75). (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Ohio State's Jake Ballard (86), celebrates catching a third quarter touchdown with teammates during a college football game against Penn State in State College, Pa., Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007. Leaping...   (Associated Press)
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