TEAM
- Penn State trails the all-time series, 22-15, against Ohio State, including a 7-14 record in road matchups.
OFFENSE
Team
- Penn State threw for 361 yards, the eighth-most in a game in the James Franklin era.
- The Nittany Lions completed 35 passes, the most in a game under Franklin.
- Penn State attempted 52 passes, the second-most in a game under Franklin.
- QB Sean Clifford tied a Penn State record with 35 pass completions, matching Matt McGloin's 35 completions against Northwestern in 2012.
- Clifford's 52 pass attempts rank fourth-most in a game at Penn State.
- WR Jahan Dotson (11 receptions, 127 yards) and WR Parker Washington (9 receptions, 108 yards) both went over 100 receiving yards in a game for the second time this season. They both had 100+ receiving yards against Villanova (Dotson 117, Washington 148).
Sean Clifford
- QB Sean Clifford completed a career-high 35 passes for 361 yards and a touchdown.
- Clifford tied a Penn State record with 35 pass completions, matching Matt McGloin's 35 completions against Northwestern in 2012.
- Clifford's 52 pass attempts rank fourth-most in a game at Penn State.
- Clifford connected with Brenton Strange for a 5-yard touchdown in the first quarter.
- Clifford earned his fifth career 300-yard passing game. He sits in sole possession of fourth all-time at Penn State, breaking a tie with Kerry Collins (1991-94). It was Clifford's second game with 300+ passing yards this season.
- Clifford recorded his 16th career 200-yard passing game. He's tied fourth all-time at Penn State with Collins and Zack Mills (2001-04).
- Clifford raised his career passing total to 6,740 yards. He moved past Matt McGloin (6,390; 2009-12) for fourth all-time at Penn State.
- Clifford has now completed 518 career passes. He now sits fourth all-time at Penn State, passing McGloin (513).
- Clifford has attempted 841 passes in his career, moving into fifth all-time at Penn State, jumping Tony Sacca (824; 1988-91) and Anthony Morelli (821; 2004-07).
- Clifford raised his career total yards to 7,608 (6,740 passing, 868 rushing) to become the fourth Penn State player and quarterback to reach 7,500 career total yards.
Jahan Dotson
- WR Jahan Dotson made a career-high 11 catches for 127 yards. His previous catch career best was 10 against Auburn.
- Dotson recorded his ninth career 100-yard receiving game, and third this season. His nine career 100-yard receiving games are tied third at Penn State with Chris Godwin (2014-16), DaeSean Hamilton (2014-17) and Joe Jurevicius (1994-97).
- Dotson scored on a 2-yard run in the third quarter. It was his first career rushing touchdown.
- Dotson now has 152 career receptions, moving into eighth all-time at Penn State, ahead of Derek Moye (144; 2008-11).
- With 60 receptions, Dotson has the seventh-most in a season at Penn State.
- Dotson has caught at least one pass in 37-straight games, dating back to Indiana game (10/20/18).
- Dotson has at least five catches in 10-straight games, dating back to the Michigan State game in 2020.
Parker Washington
- WR Parker Washington tied a career high with nine catches for 108 yards.
- Washington earned his second 100-yard receiving game of the season.
- Has caught a pass in all 17 games of his career.
Keyvone Lee
- RB Keyvone Lee scored on a 1-yard run in the third quarter. It was his first rushing touchdown of the season and the fifth of his career.
Brenton Strange
- TE Brenton Strange hauled in a 5-yard touchdown in the first quarter. It was Strange's third touchdown this season and the sixth reception of his career.
Theo Johnson
- TE Theo Johnson set career highs with four receptions for 41 yards. His previous bests were two receptions, done three times and last against Ball State, and 37 yards against Auburn.
DEFENSE
Team
- The Nittany Lions stopped Ohio State on 4th-and-3 at the PSU 13 to hold their opponent without a score the ninth time this season.
- Dating back to the Nebraska game in 2020, Penn State has forced a turnover in 14-straight games (21 total, 14 interceptions, seven fumbles). It is the sixth-longest streak among FBS teams and the third-longest among Power Five teams.
Arnold Ebiketie
- DE Arnold Ebiketie logged 1.5 tackles for loss. He added a QB hurry.
Brandon Smith
- LB Brandon Smith finished with a team-high eight tackles, as he reached the 100-tackle mark for his career.
- Smith now has 103 career tackles.
Curtis Jacobs
- LB Curtis Jacobs recorded a career-high seven tackles. He had five stops in two previous games with the last coming against Illinois.
- Jacobs tied a career best with two tackles for loss. He also had two tackles for loss at Iowa.
Coziah Izzard
- DT Coziah Izzard tied a career high with a full tackle for loss. He also had a full tackle for loss against Villanova.
Ji'Ayir Brown
- S Ji'Ayir Brown forced and recovered a fumble on Ohio State's opening drive. It was Brown's first career forced fumble and first career fumble recovery.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Jordan Stout
- Stout hit a 55-yard punt, fair-caught at the 18, in the first quarter.
- Stout also hit a 55-yard punt in the second quarter.
- Stout converted a 47-yard field goal to close out the first half. Nine of his 16 career field goal makes are from 40 yards or longer.
- Stouts owns 22 career 50+ yard punts, including 19 this season.
- Stout has 27 career punts inside the 20, including 19 this season (7 inside the 10, 2 inside the 5)
- Stout has touchbacks on 39-of-42 kickoffs (92 percent) this season.