The Penn State Nittany Lions face the No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes, led by quarterback Julian Sayin, on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

Ohio State football coach Ryan Day offered praise for former defensive coordinator Jim Knowles and his role in the Buckeyes’ run to the national championship last season. Day will see Knowles, who left for Penn State a week after Ohio State captured the ...

Ohio State and Penn State set to kick off at noon, what do Dispatch writers predict will happen at Ohio Stadium? The Buckeyes had a Week 9 bye and remain the No. 1 team in the US LBM coaches poll with a 7-0 record.

The No. 1-ranked Ohio State football team returns to the field today at noon for a contest against Big Ten rival Penn State.

Ohio State coach Ryan Day seemed most pleased with a Sayin rollout to the right that resulted in a 1-yard touchdown pass to tight end Christian Bennett. The Buckeyes faced third-and-1, but instead of trying to pound it in for six Sayin faked a handoff and fired a strike to Bennett crossing near the end line. Nice.

Ohio State’s 2024 national title defense starts on the defensive side, with a unit leading the nation in points allowed and yards allowed. Veteran safety Caleb Downs and linebacker Sonny Styles lead the group coached by first-year coordinator Matt Patricia, while defensive end Caden Curry has quietly tied for the Big Ten lead with seven sacks.

But on the second play from scrimmage in the third quarter, Julian Sayin threw it 57 yards to Tate, and from there on, Penn State had no answers for the Buckeyes’ passing attack Saturday. Tate finished Ohio State’s 38-14 win with 124 yards and a touchdown, while sophomore phenom Jeremiah Smith had 125 yards and two scores.

Fox Sports college football analyst and former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer joins ‘Fox & Friends Weekend’ from the Big Noon Kickoff set in Columbus, Ohio.