For the first time in five seasons under Urban Meyer, Ohio State lost a Big Ten regular-season road game and its 20-game road winning streak also ended on a damp Saturday night in State College, Pa., when Penn State pulled off a 24-21 upset. After a rare conference loss and a narrow overtime win the road the previous week, the Buckeyes dropped from No. 2 to No. 6 in the latest Associated Press poll. They now trail Michigan by a game in the Big Ten East Division standings. It was the first defeat for Ohio State in October under Meyer, whose record dipped to a still-spectacular 56-5 with the Buckeyes. The good news for Ohio State (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten) is the loss doesn’t damage their title aspirations. Win out the rest of the way, including a victory over Michigan in the traditional regular-season finale, and the Buckeyes will go to the Big Ten championship game in December in Indianapolis. “Every goal is still alive,” Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said after the loss. “We’re not a great team right now.” Ohio State returns home this weekend to face Northwestern (4-3, 3-1) on Saturday (3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) in the…
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