Ohio State dominated Penn State through the second half and beat the 11th ranked Nittany Lions 24-7 before a deflated 110,000 fans in Happy Valley.

QB Terrelle Pryor says he has learned there’s such a thing as getting too amped for games.

The 15th-ranked Buckeyes visit No. 11 Penn State, and coach JoPa, on Saturday. The legend of Joe Paterno is hard to quantify. Heck, his age is hard to quantify.

At Indiana, it comes down to this.

Winning is a great deodorant and Michigan needs a victory for its funk.

Much of the buzz surrounding No. 8 Iowa has been about its resume, and whether the Hawkeyes can truly be considered national title contenders when they keep sneaking past everyone.

The supposedly high-performance offenses at Illinois and Minnesota spent most of the first seven weeks of the season stuck in the shop, sputtering and struggling to get going.

On the eve of the next Ohio State-Penn State match-up this Saturday at University Park, Pa. (3:30 p.m., ABC), we have an in-depth look at the history of this rivalry between two of college football’s great programs.

Ohio State is 40-8 over the past four seasons, a record that might have most fans of the 15th-ranked Buckeyes flush with confidence heading into Saturday’s game at No. 11 Penn State.

Some history will be made Saturday at 3:30 p.m. when the Buckeyes play Penn State’s Nittany Lions at Beaver Stadium in Happy Valley.

Lost in the hoopla over Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor’s trip home to Pennsylvania this weekend is the story of how Penn State found its own signal-caller in the Buckeyes’ backyard.

All Iowa’s done is knock off Penn State, Wisconsin and Michigan State on the road. Oh, and the Hawkeyes are the nation’s only 9-0 team and are ranked No. 4 in the BCS.

Two teams, both looking for a signature win, and neither can afford a loss.

Don’t like the way Iowa quarterback Ricky Stanzi is playing? Give it a little time.

Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio sees plenty of reasons to get ready for Western Michigan this week. His team has either three or four games left this season. And playing just three is unacceptable.