Ohio State holds on to beat Northwestern 24-20

Cary Marshall
06:24, Oct 30, 2016
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"A very winnable game, up by 14".

As well as the Nittany Lions played on defense, they still trailed, 21-14, in the fourth quarter. "And we didn't do that". Northwestern punted right back after a three-and-out and the stage was set for an incredible finish. Add the cover of night and a big game and you have the makings for an electric environment. "That's the message to our players". "But we also wanted to talk about those other guys doing all the dirty work".

Ohio State (7-1, 4-1) kept alive its hope to enter its November 26 MI game with one loss - and, thus, remain alive for a spot in the playoff.

For a brief moment Saturday at Ohio Stadium, boos rained down from the crowd of 107,296.

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An edge in the kicking game has always been a hallmark of Meyer's programs, but the special teams obviously played a crucial role in the loss at Penn State thanks to the pair of key blocks late in the contest. But the Lions have struggled on the road in Franklin's three seasons. Defining wins. Defense is outstanding. "It's good to be home and get a win, a hard-fought win against a team that had a lot of momentum".

Tom Dienhart, BTN.com: I am going to go with Camp Randall Stadium at Wisconsin. At the same time, though, he said weaknesses need to be identified then move on. It was his 4th year as head coach at this point. "There's a multitude of things". And to me, the answer is a resounding no. Football needs to be put in context, and when you look at the context of the one loss that a team like Ohio State, Louisville, or Texas A&M suffered this year, and when you look at their entire resumes, I think they are absolutely better than undefeated teams like Nebraska, Baylor, and West Virginia. And what do you do? It's been bad. Any Northwestern win against Ohio State is a genuinely earth-shattering event. Still, the Wildcats have not won in Columbus since 1971.

The players began to rally, this game was in no way out of reach, thoughts began to creep in of actually taking down the No. 1 team in the nation that was Ohio State. Meyer acknowledges Samuel should get the ball more but won't dictate that he be involved on specific plays, preferring instead to let Barrett continue to read the defense and take what it gives him. "And we have a good group of coaches and players working on making sure we play a little better". There's an expectation that said top-5 team will suffer some sort of precipitous drop in that week's AP Poll, because they lost, so they don't deserve to be ranked in the top-5. And 10 points on special teams, two blocked kicks, and an offense that had a chance to put it away twice on the 40-yard line, midfield into the third beginning of the fourth. They did, swarming around punter Blake O'Neill after he bobbled a slightly low snap and returning the football 38 yards for a game-ending, game-winning play for the ages. Clayton Thorson completed 24-for-43 passes for 285 yards and three touchdowns. The Wildcats have the leading rusher in the Big Ten, with Justin Jackson who has amassed 792 yards in seven games. They finished with 406 yards of total offense, well above the 279 yards per game opponents had been averaging against the Buckeyes. They'll need more production out of running back Mike Weber, who only had 21 rushes for 71 yards last Saturday. He's been through all kinds of experiences and situations and every one of us has confidence on what he's going to call when it's a tough spot like tonight.

"The insane thing is we've only lost five games in five years". Look for IN to right the ship at home; and unlike two weeks ago when every road team won, we'll trust home field advantage IN this one.

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