COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State football led Saturday’s pivotal Big Ten East Division battle against Penn State 14-0 at halftime Saturday. The Buckeyes should have been up by more. Justin Fields fumbled right before crossing the goal line on a potential first-quarter touchdown run. As a result the score was not indicative of the lopsided nature of the first half. Ohio State outgained Penn State 255-64, with a 16-4 edge on first downs. The Buckeyes held PSU quarterback Sean Clifford to 8-of-15 passing for 53 yards, and sophomore star receiver KJ Hamler went into halftime with one reception. The first half was defined in part by three decisions by head coaches James Franklin of Penn State and Ryan Day of Ohio State. Franklin twice punted in OSU territory, including once on fourth-and-7 at the 26. Day opted to go for it on fourth-and-5 at the PSU 26. Fields kept the…
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