BIG TEN Two struggling teams to meet in Horseshoe

The Buckeyes must win two of their last four games to qualify for a bowl.
COLUMBUS (AP) -- In his 39th season as the coach at Penn State, Joe Paterno is straining to see what's wrong with his Nittany Lions.
One thing Paterno is certain of is that his team is not 2-5 because he's too old.
"I don't feel 77. That's not my problem," Paterno said. "My problem is not winning football games."
Paterno doesn't even need those famous thick-rimmed eyeglasses to notice that his defense is holding up its end of the bargain. Injuries have hurt the offense, as has inconsistent play up front, a revolving door at quarterback and mediocre play at the skill positions.
What's most troubling is that it's all of that and more. Paterno can't figure it out precisely and doesn't have an easy answer for how to turn things around.
"I don't have any magic bullet or anything like that," he said.
The Nittany Lions seek their first Big Ten win of the season when they travel to Ohio State Saturday (noon) to face a Buckeyes team with problems of its own.
Problems
Ohio State's leading rusher, Lydell Ross, may not play after allegedly handing out fake coupons at a Columbus strip club. He was suspended for last week and freshman Tony Pittman ran for 144 yards and a touchdown in his place against lowly Indiana.
The Buckeyes also are fighting off questions about an unproductive offense that weren't necessarily put to rest by the 30-7 rout of the Hoosiers.
"This week will be a real barometer of where we are," said right guard Mike Kne. "Here's where we're going to find out what we're really made of."
Penn State (2-5, 0-4) is coming off a 6-4 loss against Iowa. It had been 20 years since the Nittany Lions held an opponent to so few points and lost.
Midway through the fourth quarter, the Hawkeyes took an intentional safety to narrow their lead to two points. Despite needing just a field goal to take the lead, Penn State never threatened again.
"Between the offense and the defense, it's just been a lot of us telling them, 'Sorry,' " said tight end Isaac Smolko, a Springfield High graduate. "They're playing like the best defense in the league and they're playing so good right now that for us to not be able to score just two touchdowns to win a game -- in Saturday's case, one touchdown -- it's frustrating for us."
Struggling
Quarterback Zack Mills has a mild concussion and is questionable for the game. Because of a shoulder injury and other nagging bumps and bruises, he hasn't been himself all season. He's thrown 10 interceptions with only six touchdown passes.
The running game hasn't been much better, managing just 119 yards per game -- 5.5 more than the Nittany Lions' stout defense is giving up.
Penn State is averaging three turnovers a game.
Ohio State (4-3, 1-3) was ranked as high as No. 7 in the nation before spiraling out of the polls with three consecutive losses to open the Big Ten schedule, with most of the blame falling on a turnover-prone offense.
Now, the Buckeyes need to win two of their final four games to qualify for a bowl game. With games at Michigan State and Purdue and at home against Michigan remaining, this is as close as it gets to a must-win for a team that's in eighth place in the Big Ten.
Troy Smith gets his second start in a row at quarterback while Justin Zwick mends from a mildly separated shoulder.