Kickoff from Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, is at noon ET. This spread was much tighter in the early-season lookahead lines, but now the Buckeyes are huge 18.5-point favorites in the latest Penn State vs.

Penn State gave itself a chance with a strong second quarter, but the Buckeyes proved their dominance in the second half.

The Ohio State Buckeyes face the Penn State Nittany Lions on Saturday in a battle of Big Ten rivals. The Buckeyes enter 7-0 with wins over Texas, Grambling, Ohio, Washington, Minnesota, Illinois and Wisconsin. Before Saturday's game, Ohio State shared its availability report, and there were a number of players on it.

Julian Sayin passed for 316 yards and four touchdowns, Jeremiah Smith scored twice and top-ranked Ohio State pulled away in the second half to defeat Penn State 38-14 Saturday. The Buckeyes (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) had a 17-14 lead at halftime, but took control in the second half, scoring on three of their first four possessions.

Redshirt freshman quarterback Julian Sayin threw for four touchdowns as No. 1 Ohio State pulled away from Penn State in the second half for a convincing 38-14 victory Saturday, extending the nation’s longest winning streak to 12 games.

According to the Big Ten availability report, backup quarterback Jaxon Smolik is out for Saturday's game against the Buckeyes. Smolik was injured Oct. 18 at Iowa in the first sustained action of his career. Penn State played two quarterbacks in that game, with Smolik running situational downs alongside Grunkemeyer.

Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate destroyed Penn State's defense, exposing a Nittany Lion offense that failed again to generate any consistency.

The Nittany Lions lost their fifth straight game, the longest slide since 2020. It's the first time a team ranked inside the top two of the Associated Press preseason poll lost five straight games.