Final
Boeckman, Ohio State cruise past Penn State
Oct 28, 2007 - 5:29 AM STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Ticker) -- An efficient performance from Todd Boeckman and a stout defense allowed No. 1 Ohio State to cruise past what was supposed to be its toughest test of the season so far.Boeckman threw for a career-high 253 yards and three touchdowns and the Buckeyes' defense allowed just 124 yards through the air as top-ranked Ohio State dismantled No. 24 Penn State, 37-17, in a Big Ten showdown on Saturday night.
Chris Wells added 25 carries for 137 yards for the Buckeyes (9-0, 5-0 Big Ten), who extended their regular-season winning streak to 27 games.
"He ran hard and ran well," Buckeyes coach Jim Tressel said. "Beanie (Wells) is good and I thought our offensive line did a good job. I thought they did a good job communicating despite the noise. It's tough to play in here.
"When his pad level is low, he is tough to handle. People have a tough time dealing with him but that means we must have pushed somebody off the ball."
Prior to Saturday's contest, Ohio State's only ranked opponent was then-No. 23 Purdue, which dropped a 23-7 decision to the Buckeyes at home three weeks ago. Penn State was also the last team to defeat Ohio State during the regular season, edging the Buckeyes, 17-10, at Happy Valley in 2005.
After allowing a touchdown drive of 78 yards on the Nittany Lions' first possession, Ohio State's defense allowed only 73 yards for the rest of the first half.
"They came out of the gate and made it tough on us," Tressel said. "Our kids hung in there. We did a good job of controlling the tempo of the game with our offense. I think we had 38 minutes of possession. We did a good job on third down."
Penn State never got any more offense going, managing just a third-quarter field goal the rest of the way against the top-ranked defense in the country.
"I thought our defense showed good poise," Tressel said. "Penn State moved it on that early drive and not a whole bunch after that except for that one field-goal drive."
Ohio State came into the game giving up just 7.8 points per game, and the first-quarter touchdown run allowed to Rodney Kinlaw was only the fifth defensive score the Buckeyes have surrendered all season.
A.J. Wallace capped the scoring for the Nittany Lions with a 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown with 3:16 left to play.
The loss snapped Penn State's (6-3, 2-3) three-game winning streak.
Boeckman threw first-half touchdown passes to Brian Robiskie and Brian Hartline to turn a four-point deficit into a 17-7 lead after the first two quarters.
"We didn't get any pressure on him," Nittany Lions coach Joe Paterno said. "And then when we did go after him, he did a good job of dumping it off. That's a good football team, and they played very well.
"They caught the ball well, he (Boeckman) threw it well and they protected him well. I thought we did a pretty good job against a tough running game but we obviously didn't do well against their passing."
Ohio State added to its lead when Boeckman threw his third TD pass of the game - this one to Jake Ballard for a 15-yard score - to give the Buckeyes a 24-7 lead with 6:10 left in the third quarter.
"I think he (Boeckman) threw with a lot of confidence tonight and that starts with not having a whole lot of people in your face," Tressel said.
Buckeyes cornerback Malcolm Jenkins returned an interception 24 yards for a touchdown with 9:36 remaining to give Ohio State a 34-10 lead.
- NCAAF FINAL
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
OHIO ST (1) 10 7 7 13 37
PENN ST (24) 7 0 3 7 17 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: OHIO ST - FG, RYAN PRETORIUS 50 YD, 2:44.
OHIO ST 3-0
PENN ST - TD, RODNEY KINLAW 2 YD RUN (KEVIN
KELLY KICK), 6:35. PENN ST 7-3
OHIO ST - TD, BRIAN ROBISKIE 9 YD PASS FROM
TODD BOECKMAN (RYAN PRETORIUS
KI
Oct 27 11:13 PM
TD PENN ST A.J. WALLACE 97 YD KICKOFF RETURN (KEVIN KELLY KICK)
Ohio State(1) vs. Penn State(24)Oct 27 11:07 PM
TD PENN ST A.J. WALLACE 97 YD KICKOFF RETURN (KEVIN KELLY KICK)
Ohio State(1) vs. Penn State(24)Oct 27 11:07 PM- NCAAF
TD PENN ST
A.J. WALLACE 97 YD KICKOFF RETURN
(KEVIN KELLY KICK)
OHIO ST (1) 37
PENN ST (24) 17 3:16 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Ohio State(1) vs. Penn State(24)Oct 27 11:07 PM - NCAAF
FG OHIO ST
RYAN PRETORIUS 35 YD
OHIO ST (1) 37
PENN ST (24) 10 3:30 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Ohio State(1) vs. Penn State(24)Oct 27 11:03 PM
TD OHIO ST MALCOLM JENKINS 24 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (RYAN PRETORIUS KICK)
Ohio State(1) vs. Penn State(24)Oct 27 10:46 PM
TD OHIO ST MALCOLM JENKINS 24 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (RYAN PRETORIUS KICK)
Ohio State(1) vs. Penn State(24)Oct 27 10:46 PM- NCAAF
TD OHIO ST
MALCOLM JENKINS 24 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN
(RYAN PRETORIUS KICK)
OHIO ST (1) 34
PENN ST (24) 10 9:36 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Ohio State(1) vs. Penn State(24)Oct 27 10:46 PM - NCAAF
FG OHIO ST
RYAN PRETORIUS 37 YD
OHIO ST (1) 27
PENN ST (24) 10 9:52 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Ohio State(1) vs. Penn State(24)Oct 27 10:41 PM - NCAAF END, 3RD QTR
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
OHIO ST (1) 10 7 7 24
PENN ST (24) 7 0 3 10 END, 3RD QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: OHIO ST - FG, RYAN PRETORIUS 50 YD, 2:44.
OHIO ST 3-0
PENN ST - TD, RODNEY KINLAW 2 YD RUN (KEVIN
KELLY KICK), 6:35. PENN ST 7-3
OHIO ST - TD, BRIAN ROBISKIE 9 YD PASS FROM
TODD BOECKMAN (RY
Oct 27 10:32 PM - NCAAF
FG PENN ST
KEVIN KELLY 27 YD
OHIO ST (1) 24
PENN ST (24) 10 1:27 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Ohio State(1) vs. Penn State(24)Oct 27 10:27 PM
TD OHIO ST JAKE BALLARD 15 YD PASS FROM TODD BOECKMAN (RYAN PRETORIUS KICK)
Ohio State(1) vs. Penn State(24)Oct 27 10:18 PM
TD OHIO ST JAKE BALLARD 15 YD PASS FROM TODD BOECKMAN (RYAN PRETORIUS KICK)
Ohio State(1) vs. Penn State(24)Oct 27 10:18 PM
TD OHIO ST JAKE BALLARD 15 YD PASS FROM TODD BOECKMAN (RYAN PRETORIUS KICK)
Ohio State(1) vs. Penn State(24)Oct 27 10:18 PM- NCAAF
TD OHIO ST
JAKE BALLARD 15 YD PASS FROM TODD BOECKMAN
(RYAN PRETORIUS KICK)
OHIO ST (1) 24
PENN ST (24) 7 6:10 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Ohio State(1) vs. Penn State(24)Oct 27 10:18 PM - NCAAF HALFTIME
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
OHIO ST (1) 10 7 17
PENN ST (24) 7 0 7 HALFTIME
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: OHIO ST - FG, RYAN PRETORIUS 50 YD, 2:44.
OHIO ST 3-0
PENN ST - TD, RODNEY KINLAW 2 YD RUN (KEVIN
KELLY KICK), 6:35. PENN ST 7-3
OHIO ST - TD, BRIAN ROBISKIE 9 YD PASS FROM
TODD BOECKMAN (RYAN PRETO
Oct 27 9:29 PM
TD OHIO ST BRIAN HARTLINE 16 YD PASS FROM TODD BOECKMAN (RYAN PRETORIUS KICK)
Ohio State(1) vs. Penn State(24)Oct 27 9:02 PM
TD OHIO ST BRIAN HARTLINE 16 YD PASS FROM TODD BOECKMAN (RYAN PRETORIUS KICK)
Ohio State(1) vs. Penn State(24)Oct 27 9:02 PM
TD OHIO ST BRIAN HARTLINE 16 YD PASS FROM TODD BOECKMAN (RYAN PRETORIUS KICK)
Ohio State(1) vs. Penn State(24)Oct 27 9:02 PM- NCAAF
TD OHIO ST
BRIAN HARTLINE 16 YD PASS FROM TODD BOECKMAN
(RYAN PRETORIUS KICK)
OHIO ST (1) 17
PENN ST (24) 7 9:53 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Ohio State(1) vs. Penn State(24)Oct 27 9:02 PM - NCAAF END, 1ST QTR
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
OHIO ST (1) 10 10
PENN ST (24) 7 7 END, 1ST QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: OHIO ST - FG, RYAN PRETORIUS 50 YD, 2:44.
OHIO ST 3-0
PENN ST - TD, RODNEY KINLAW 2 YD RUN (KEVIN
KELLY KICK), 6:35. PENN ST 7-3
OHIO ST - TD, BRIAN ROBISKIE 9 YD PASS FROM
TODD BOECKMAN (RY
Oct 27 8:48 PM
TD OHIO ST BRIAN ROBISKIE 9 YD PASS FROM TODD BOECKMAN (RYAN PRETORIUS KICK)
Ohio State(1) vs. Penn State(24)Oct 27 8:38 PM
TD OHIO ST BRIAN ROBISKIE 9 YD PASS FROM TODD BOECKMAN (RYAN PRETORIUS KICK)
Ohio State(1) vs. Penn State(24)Oct 27 8:38 PM
TD OHIO ST BRIAN ROBISKIE 9 YD PASS FROM TODD BOECKMAN (RYAN PRETORIUS KICK)
Ohio State(1) vs. Penn State(24)Oct 27 8:38 PM- NCAAF
TD OHIO ST
BRIAN ROBISKIE 9 YD PASS FROM TODD BOECKMAN
(RYAN PRETORIUS KICK)
OHIO ST (1) 10
PENN ST (24) 7 4:59 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Ohio State(1) vs. Penn State(24)Oct 27 8:38 PM - NCAAF
TD PENN ST
RODNEY KINLAW 2 YD RUN
(KEVIN KELLY KICK)
OHIO ST (1) 3
PENN ST (24) 7 8:25 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Ohio State(1) vs. Penn State(24)Oct 27 8:28 PM - NCAAF
FG OHIO ST
RYAN PRETORIUS 50 YD
OHIO ST (1) 3
PENN ST (24) 0 12:16 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Ohio State(1) vs. Penn State(24)Oct 27 8:19 PM - 102
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