Ohio State entered the game on a roll, and Penn State was in a funk. Yet when the Buckeyes and Nittany Lions meet, it’s seldom a blowout. Saturday night’s game was the four-quarter battle Ohio State coach Ryan Day expected, and the Buckeyes weren’t assured of their 33-24 victory in front of 102,951 Scarlet-clad fans at Ohio Stadium until the final couple of minutes. “It’s good to get a gritty win,” Day said. “This was a good team, a good defense.” No. 5 Ohio State (7-1) had scored at least 50 points in its last four games while No. 17 Penn State (5-3) had lost two straight, including an inexplicable nine-overtime loss to Illinois last week. The Nittany Lions responded with an inspired effort as a 19-point underdog. Quarterback Sean Clifford, whose injury was instrumental in Penn State’s losses, played as if fully recovered. He completed 35 of 52 passes…
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