Five Things: Ohio State used big second half performances from C.J. Stroud, Marvin Harrison Jr. and J.T. Tuimoloau to beat No. 13 Penn State, 44-31, in Beaver Stadium.
Defensive end J.T. Tuimoloau turned in a performance for the ages including a pick six to ice the game while quarterback C.J. Stroud's connections with top receiving target Marvin Harrison Jr. accounted fo more than half of Ohio State's passing yards.
With Ohio State trailing at the half, Stroud connected on 11-of-14 passes across the final two quarters for 175 yards including a 24-yard touchdown toss to Cade Stover giving the Buckeyes a 30-21 lead with 8:17 left in regulation. Tuimoloau generated an inarguable top-five performance by a Buckeye defender, certainly a top-five effort from an OSU defensive lineman as he went off for six tackles, three tackles for loss, two sacks, two interceptions including a pick six, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup. Holy hell that's a lot of commas but hey, that's a lot of production.
With Tuimoloau and Harrison doing work, Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford never could get comfortable in the pocket as he three three picks and lost a fumble.Already drawing praise as the best receiver in college football, Harrison logged career highs with 10 receptions for 185 yards against an athletic Nittany Lions secondary.
The Buckeyes did fare better but there was hardly reason to be ecstatic as the run game finished with 98 rushing yards on 4.6 per carry.
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