Football Flashback: 1995 – Buckeyes Rally in Happy Valley – Ohio State Buckeyes
10/25/2007 12:00:00 AM | Football
Down 25-21 with 3:10 to play, the Buckeyes drove 58 yards in six plays to score the go-ahead touchdown and the shut down the Penn State offense in its final possession to salt away the 28-25 win. Bobby Hoying completed a critical third-down pass to Buster Tillman to keep the final drive alive and then connected with tight end Rickey Dudley on the next play for a 32-yard gain to the Nittany Lion 13-yard line.
Tailback Eddie George took over from there, high-stepping into the end zone two plays later on a 6-yard run to complete a 105-yard day.
The Buckeyes had failed on two other fourth-quarter drives, one ending on an interception and the other on an incomplete fourth-down pass. But given one last chance, and aided by a gutsy 8-yard punt return by Dimitrious Stanley, Ohio State chalked up its second victory over Penn State in three seasons.
The Buckeyes also marched 98 yards in the second quarter to take a 14-10 lead on a 25-yard strike from Hoying to Dudley. The score helped the Buckeyes overcome an early 10-0 deficit.
Hoying was brilliant, completing 24-of-35 pass tries for a career-high 354 yards and three scores. Flanker Terry Glenn was equally sensational with nine receptions for 175 yards and two of the three TD tosses.
The Ohio State defense stopped the Nittany Lions in their tracks on the last three possessions, forcing a pair of three-and-outs.
