Normally Will Howard has been limited to, at most, one major gaffe a week. At Penn State, he had two which directly resulted in a closer score than Saturday’s contest otherwise would have produced.
Howard’s first pass attempt of the day was a pick-six that set Ohio State behind 10-0 after just one possession for each team. He and the Buckeyes clawed their way back to take a 14-10 lead and assembled a fruitful drive that had them at Penn State’s 13-yard line with a chance to go up two scores before halftime, getting the ball back to start the third quarter.