
Another ‘dogfight’? No. 5 Ohio State hosts No. 20 Penn State Penn State’s upset loss to Illinois last Saturday — in nine overtimes, no less — might have taken away some of the luster, but the intensity will still be there in Columbus on Saturday night when the No. 20 Nittany Lions visit No. 5 Ohio State. By losing 20-18 to Illinois, the Nittany Lions (5-2, 2-2 Big Ten) fell 13 spots in the AP rankings, but Ohio State coach Ryan Day said that doesn’t matter when these two teams collide, noting that three of the past five games in the series have been decided by three points or fewer. “If you look at the games we’ve had in the past with them, it’s always been a dogfight,” he said. The Buckeyes (6-1, 4-0) know that Penn State needs a victory to salvage what has been a disappointing month, beginning…
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