Ohio State Buckeyes, Ryan Day arrive in Happy Valley for game against Penn State

Ohio State has another huge game ahead of them and one that will have major implications on the Big Ten conference and playoff contention.

The No. 4 Buckeyes travel to Happy Valley to take on the No. 3 Nittany Lions. Kickoff is scheduled for noon.

Here's this week's 10 Things To Know.

The two teams are each nationally ranked for an eighth consecutive meeting – every game since 2017.

This is only the second Top 5 game between Ohio State and Penn State. The other came in 1996, a 38-7 Ohio State (No. 3) win over No. 4 Penn State at Ohio Stadium.

Ohio State leads the all-time series with Penn State, 24 victories to 14. Ohio State has won seven consecutive in the series with Penn State’s last victory coming in 2016.

The average margin of victory in the last eight games between these two teams is just 7.5 points.

Jeremiah Smith tied the freshman receiving touchdown record with his eighth TD grab last week. Cris Carter set the record in 1984.

Smith is also just 25 yards away from tying the freshman receiving yards record. That was also set by Carter in 1984 with 648 such yards.

Ohio State’s offense has scored on all 27 trips into the opponents red zone – only three other teams are at 100% this season.

Emeka Egbuka, who leads the Buckeyes with 43 catches this year, has reached Top 5 status in school history with 167 receptions.

The Buckeyes will see an old teammate at Penn State – Julian Fleming. The wide receiver played for four seasons at Ohio State before becoming a Nittany Lion.

Ohio State had 13 tackles-for-loss last week against Nebraska, the most since they had 15 against Indiana in 2021.