TEAM
- Penn State is now 14-26 all-time against Ohio State and 6-11 in home games in the series.
- The Nittany Lions are 4-8 all-time in regular-season matchups where both teams are ranked in the Top 5 of the AP Poll.
- Penn State welcomed 111,030 fans, a Beaver Stadium record. The previous record was 110,889 against Ohio State on Sept. 29, 2018.
- OL Nolan Rucci and DE Amin Vanover made their first collegiate starts. They are two of 14 Nittany Lions to make their first career start this season.
STREAKS
Special Teams
- Penn State has not allowed a special teams touchdown in 69-straight games, dating back to the start of the 2019 season.
OFFENSE
Team
- Penn State had four plays of 20+ yards today (three passing, one rushing), giving it 37 plays of 20+ yards this season (29 passing, eight rushing).
- QB Drew Allar completed 12-of-20 passes for 146 yards and added 31 rushing yards on 10 carries.
- Allar had 177 yards of total offense on Saturday (146 passing, 31 rushing) giving him 5,179 for his career (4,761 passing, 418 rushing) moving him into ninth place at Penn State. On the day, he passed Anthony Morelli (5,154; 2004-07), Chuck Fusina (5,162; 1975-78) and Michael Robinson (5,168; 2002-05).
- Allar had three completions of 20+ yards, giving him 28 completions of 20+ yards this season.
Nicholas Singleton
- RB Nicholas Singleton’s six receptions tied a career high. He also had six against Northwestern in 2023.
- Singleton had 135 all-purpose yards on the day (15 rush, 54 receiving, 66 kick return), giving him 3,767 career all-purpose yards to move into 13th all-time at PSU, passing John Cappelletti (3,735; 1971-73).
- TE Tyler Warren tallied 94 all-purpose yards, including 47 rushing and 47 receiving.
- He caught four passes for 47 yards and added three rushes for 47 yards.
- Warren has made a catch in each of his last 24 games and has at least one catch of 14+ yards in each of his last 14 games.
- The senior made a 31-yard catch in the fourth quarter.
- Warren had a career-long 33-yard rush in the fourth quarter. His previous long rush was 16 yards against Kent State.
- Warren had career highs with three rushes for 47 yards. His previously highs were two rushing attempts in three games, last at Wisconsin, and 16 rushing yards against Kent State.
- Warren’s four catches on the day give him 100 for his career, good for 20th all time at Penn State. He passed KJ Hamler (98; 2018-19) and became the 20th Nittany Lion to reach 100 career receptions.
- Warren’s four receptions bring his total to 51 on the season and move him into second place among tight ends at Penn State. He passed Mike Gesicki (48; 2016) with today’s effort and trails only Gesicki’s 57 receptions in 2017.
- Warren had 47 receiving yards, giving him 1,212 career receiving yards and moving him into third place among Penn State tight ends. He passed Pat Freiermuth (1,185 yards; 2018-20) on Saturday.
- Warren’s 47 receiving yards give him 606 season receiving yards, moving him into second place among PSU tight ends. He passed Ted Kwalick (563; 1967), Mike Gesicki (563; 2017), and Mickey Shuler (600; 1977) on the day.
- Warren owns 17 career receptions of 20+ yards (9 in 2024).
- Warren’s 33-yard rush marked his first career rush of 20+ yards.
- WR Harrison Wallace III had two catches today, both over 20 yards. He had a 21-yard reception in the second quarter and a 24-yard grab in the third quarter.
DEFENSE
Team
- CB Zion Tracy intercepted a pass on Ohio State’s opening drive and returned it 31 yards for a touchdown. It was his first career interception.
- Penn State had interception returns for touchdowns in back-to-back games (Tracy; Jaylen Reed, 19 yards at Wisconsin) for the first time since 2003 (Yaacov Yisrael, 83 yards at Iowa; Alan Zemaitis, 78 yards vs. Ohio State).
- S Zakee Wheatley forced a fumble on the 2-yard line that went into the end zone for a touchback in the second quarter.
- The Nittany Lions have forced 11 takeaways this season (7 interceptions, 4 fumbles).
- The Nittany Lions have allowed just 36 second-half points this season and nine points in the third quarter.
- Penn State has allowed 260 yards on 80 plays (3.25 per play) in the third quarter this season.
- Penn State has allowed 819 total yards on 223 plays (3.67 per play) in the second half and overtime this season, including 254 rushing yards on 107 attempts (2.37 per rush).
- The Nittany Lions stopped Ohio State on its only red-zone trip, marking five red-zone stops this season.
- Since the start of the 2022 season, Penn State has forced 61 turnovers (33 interceptions, 28 fumbles).
- Since 2014, Penn State has forced multiple takeaways 59 times.
- Penn State held Ohio State to 182 yards passing, the 77th time since 2014 that the Nittany Lions have held an opponent under 200 passing yards.
- DE Abdul Carter recorded two sacks, with solo sacks in both the second and third quarters, giving him six sacks and 11.5 tackles for loss this season.
- Carter earned his fifth career game with multiple tackles for loss and fourth career game with multiple sacks.
- He has 27.5 career tackles for loss and 17 career sacks.
- DT Zane Durant had a career-high five tackles. His previous career best was four vs. Illinois earlier this season.
- LB Kobe King notched a solo sack in the third quarter.
- He owns 14.5 career tackles for loss and 3.5 career sacks.
- LB Dominic DeLuca tied a career high with 1.5 tackles for loss. He also had 1.5 tackles for loss at Rutgers in 2022.
- DeLuca made a solo tackle for loss in the third quarter.
- He added a half-tackle for loss in the second quarter.
- S Zakee Wheatley made five tackles in the first half and finished the game with a team-high nine.
- Wheatley forced a fumble at the 2-yard line to prevent a touchdown in the second quarter. It was his second career forced fumble.
- CB Zion Tracy picked off a pass in the first quarter and returned it 31 yards for a touchdown. It was his first career interception and interception return for a touchdown.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Ryan Barker
- K Ryan Barker hit a 29-yard field goal on Penn State’s opening drive and followed that up with a career-long 44-yard field goal in the third quarter.
- Barker is now 8-for-8 on field goal attempts and 13-for-13 on extra-point attempts this season.
- P Riley Thompson averaged 42.8 yards on four punts.
- He blasted a 50-yard punt in the second quarter, his 33rd career punt of 50+ yards.
- Thompson dropped a punt inside the 20 in the third quarter, his 52nd career punt inside the 20.
Nicholas Singleton
- KR Nicholas Singleton had a 25-yard kick return in the first quarter and a 23-yard return in the third quarter.