By Nancy Kercheval - Nov 20, 2011 8:17 AM GMT+0700
No. 21 Pennsylvania State University defeated Ohio State University 20-14 to win its first college football game since Coach Joe Paterno was fired amid a child sex scandal probe targeting his former defensive coordinator.
Stephfon Green ran for two touchdowns and Anthony Fera kicked two field goals today for the Nittany Lions, who earned a share of the Big Ten’s Leaders Division title. The winner of next week’s game at Wisconsin will play in the conference’s first championship game Dec. 3.
Paterno, 84, who is being treated for lung cancer, was fired Nov. 9 for his handling of child molestation charges against former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky. The dismissal ended Paterno’s 46 years at the helm of the Nittany Lions that produced 409 victories.
Green’s 39-yard run and Fera’s 43-yard field goal gave Penn State a 10-0 lead in the first quarter at Ohio Stadium in Columbus.
Braxton Miller scored on a 24-yard run to bring the Buckeyes within three points, 10-7, with 12:32 left in the second quarter. Green sprinted four yards for Penn State before Miller connected with Jake Stoquaneburner to narrow the Nittany Lions’ lead to 17-14. Fera added his second field goal, a 46- yard kick, as time ran out in the first half.
The teams were scoreless in the second half.
Matthew McGloin completed 10 of 18 passing attempts for 88 yards and one interception. Miller had seven passes for 83 yards and one touchdown.
Penn State improved to 9-2 overall and 6-1 in the Big Ten, while Ohio State fell to 6-5 and 3-4 in the conference.
To contact the reporter on this story: Nancy Kercheval in Washington at nkercheval@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Michael Sillup at msillup@bloomberg.net
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