With each passing week in the young 2021 season, the win column was inching further and further away for Penn State.
With back-to-back losses to start the season to Rutgers 11-9 and Maryland 13-7, Penn State’s title chances were trending downward with just two completed games in the Nittany Lions’ Big Ten schedule.
Coach Jeff Tambroni was off to his worst start coaching the blue and white since he became the head man in 2011.
The drought stopped Saturday against a ranked opponent.
Penn State beat No. 12 Ohio State 15-13 in its weekend afternoon contest, giving the blue and white its first win of the 2021 campaign.