NOTEBOOK | Ohio State vs. Penn State

Road woes: Ohio State is 1-5 in its last seven road games, dating to the 2003 Michigan game. The only win was a 32-19 victory at Michigan State last year.Bad byes: Under coach Jim Tressel, Ohio State is 1-4 in games following a bye week. The good news is there's no bye in 2006.Streaking: Penn State has won eight straight games and has the third-longest streak in the nation, behind USC (27) and Texas (12).Full house: The attendance of 109,839 was the second-largest in the history of Beaver Stadium, behind only the 110,753 against Nebraska in September 2002.Rankings: Saturday was the first time in the history of the series that the lower-ranked team won since 1964, when unranked Penn State beat No. 2 Ohio State 27-0 in Columbus.PSU defense: DE Tamba Hali tied his career high with three tackles for loss. Paul Poslusny's 14 tackles were his second-highest this season and third-highest of his career.Buckeye bits: Stan White's 11-yard reception in the first quarter was his first of the season. ... A.J. Trapasso's 60-yard punt in the second quarter was his career long. ... Jim Tressel is 16-7 against ranked teams.Scoring: Kevin Kelly's 41-yard field goal with 11:10 remaining in the third quarter marked the first points Ohio State allowed on an opponent's opening drive of the second half. Conversely, Ohio State was 4-for-4 on such drives before being stopped.
Rob Todor