Ohio State and Penn State first played more than 100 years ago, but the series did not really heat up until the Nittany Lions joined the Big Ten in the early 1990s. Here are six things to know about the series, which will be renewed Saturday night at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pa. »RELATED: Key defensive player full-go for Penn State game 1. Penn State won the first four meetings. The series began in 1912 with a 37-0 Penn State victory in Columbus. The Nittany Lions returned 44 years later to eke out a 7-6 win over fifth-ranked Ohio State, and they won back-to-back games in 1963 (10-7) and ’64 27-0). Despite that inauspicious start, the Buckeyes have an 18-14 lead in the series (not counting a 2010 OSU win vacated because of NCAA violations). That includes a 16-8 mark since Penn State joined the Big Ten (again not counting…
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