After things calmed down, Penn State scored the game’s first touchdown as QB Sean Clifford found TE Brenton Strange for a touchdown.
Buckeye DT Jerron Cage returned a fumble for a touchdown, giving Ohio State its sixth defensive touchdown on the season.
Yet, Ohio State K Noah Ruggles’ three second-half field goals would ultimately give the Buckeyes the nine points it needed to win the game.
In total, Henderson carried the ball every play of a three-play, 71-yard drive en route to his 12th rushing touchdown of the season.
A false-start from RB TreVeyon Henderson on fourth down forced Ohio State to settle for a field goal in the red zone.
Outside of that touchdown, Nittany Lion WR Parker Washington has stood out in the first half with five catches for 82 yards.
However, the Buckeye highlight of the first half came when DT Jerron Cage scored on a fumble recovery for a touchdown.
Coming off a 9OT loss, Clifford will try to help the Nittany Lions offense bounce back this week.
Stroud and top targets WR Chris Olave and WR Garrett Wilson are dynamic threats on the outside, with RB TreVeyon Henderson gashing opponents up the middle.
When Penn State meets Ohio State on Saturday night, it will mark the 29th straight year that the two powerhouse programs have met.
Clifford threw for three touchdowns last year against Ohio State and may need to replicate or exceed that performance in what could be a high-scoring affair.
The back end features star safety Jaquan Brisker and a solid cornerback tandem in Tariq Castro-Fields and Joey Porter Jr.
With weapons on the outside like wide receiver Garrett Wilson and Chris Olave, Stroud’s 22 passing touchdowns are sixth-best in the FBS.
In Ohio State’s last four games, it has limited opponents to an average of 11 points per game.
This week, a loss for Ohio State almost surely knocks the Buckeyes out of the Playoff conversation; a loss for Penn State kills all hope for a Big Ten Championship berth.
Ohio State is in the midst of a four-game winning streak over Penn State, the longest in the series.