Buckeye Rosters

Recap

State College, PA — Down 25-21 with 3:10 to play, the Buckeyes drove 58 yards in six plays to score the go-ahead touchdown and then shut down the Penn State offense on the final possession to salt away the win. Bobby Hoying completed a critical third-down pass to Buster Tillman to keep the final drive alive and then connected with Rickey Dudley on the next play for a 32-yard gain to the Penn State 13-yard line. Tailback Eddie George took over from there, high stepping into the end zone two plays later on a six yard run to complete a 105-yard day. The Buckeyes had failed on two other fourth-quarter drives, one ending on an interception and the other on an incomplete fourth-down pass. But given one final chance, and aided by a gutsy eight-yard punt return by Dimitrious Stanley, OSU chalked up its second victory over the Nittany Lions in three years. In addition to their final drive, the Buckeyes also marched 98 yards in the second quarter to take a 14-10 lead, overcoming an early 10-0 deficit. Hoying was brilliant, completing 24 of 35 passes for a career-high 354 yards and three touchdowns. Flanker Terry Glenn was equally sensational with nine receptions, almost all of the acrobatic variety, for 175 yards and two of those TDs. The OSU defense stopped the Nittany Lions in their cat tracks on their last three possessions, twice on three-and-outs.