ohio state joined the big ten in 2011.
ohio state joined the big ten in 2011.
when did ohio state join the big ten?
2011
ohio state–penn state football rivalry









































the ohio state–penn state football rivalry is an american college football rivalry between the ohio state buckeyes and the penn state nittany lions. ohio state leads the series 20–14.









































the programs met eight times before 1993 when penn state joined the big ten conference. since 1993, the teams have played annually, and the series continues as an annual big ten east division game.









































section::::1912–80: pre-big ten era.
ohio state–penn state football rivalry
with the ohio state buckeyes struggling through their prior two away games of the season, ohio state entered the 2010 matchup against the minnesota golden gophers hoping to stay on top of the big ten race. like the previous games, ohio state started slow with the offense driving down the field in five minutes and the minnesota offense countering the attack with a touchdown of their own. on their second possession, ohio state drove down the field on another time consuming drive scoring on a brandon saine reception from terrelle pryor. with the game staying close throughout the first quarter, ohio state began to slowly pull away after a missed field goal on minnesota's second drive. the second quarter saw the buckeyes score on a 23-yard field goal, a dan herron touchdown run, and a devier posey 38-yard reception. at halftime, ohio state led the rout of minnesota by a score of 31–7. minnesota opened up the second half with a long drive down the field and a field goal, making the game a 31–10 affair with ohio state holding the lead. from the middle of the third quarter on, it was all the buckeyes. a blocked punt recovered in the end zone for a touchdown and a jordon hall touchdown run brought the ohio state lead to 45–10. the game finished off with the backups coming in for ohio state and another defensive touchdown. the final score of the game was 52–10 bringing ohio state to an 8–1 record on the season (0–1 after victories were vacated) and 4–1 record in the big ten (0–1 with vacated victories), keeping them in the big ten race.
2010 ohio state buckeyes football team