No. 3 Ohio State's defense demands attention after smothering Penn State in a top-10 Big Ten game

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The Buckeyes' defense smothered Drew Allar and the Nittany Lions, extending Ohio State's winning streak in the series to seven games.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jim Knowles heard all the pre-game chatter about Penn State's nation-leading defense.second-year defensive coordinator challenged his players to be meaner and more violent than the visitors from Happy Valley.

The Buckeyes defense responded, making big stops the whole game, including eight tackles for a loss and four sacks of Drew Allar, who was held to under 200 yards passing in No. 3 Ohio State recorded six pass breakups and four quarterback hurries. Penn State finished with just 49 yards rushing in losing to the Buckeyes for the seventh consecutive time.

The Buckeyes are surrendering an average of just over 260 yards per game, which puts them fourth in the national rankings, behind Penn State, Air Force and Michigan, and 3.93 yards per play, second only to Penn State — still.

 

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