This time it went to Jeremiah Smith, who moved Ohio State from its own 22-yard line to the Penn State 21-yard line with his 57-yard catch. Sayin then finished the drive with a 1-yard touchdown pass to Bennett Christian to make it a 31-14 lead with 3:21 left in the third quarter.

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Penn State will return to Yankee Stadium for a potential bowl game that the preseason rankings suggested as a playoff possibility. Instead, the Nittany Lions will play in their second Pinstripe Bowl potentially against an ACC opponent that also was a preseason top-five team.

Spreading the wealth, Ohio State wide receiver duo Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate both finished with over 100 receiving yards. Smith capped off his day with a circus-catch touchdown in the fourth quarter, hauling in a tipped pass with one hand in the endzone.

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