6:14 PM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio — No. 2 Ohio State hadn’t faced much adversity this season prior to its top-10 matchup with No. 8 Penn State on Saturday. That changed, however, when the Nittany Lions scored 14 points in a 25-second span of the third quarter to pull within seven points of the Buckeyes. What started out as a typical game for Ohio State, with a balanced effort from its offense and defense, turned into a “Rocky” fight, with the teams trading blows in the third quarter before Ohio State held on for a 28-17 victory. “We talked about going into a big heavyweight match, and you’re gonna take shots,” Ohio State coach Ryan Day said after the game. “And one of the things about playing in a game like this is, you have to be willing to take punches, and you have to not flinch when it happens. And…
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