Hours after Nick Saban jokingly referred to himself as a dumbass for putting Julian Sayin on his scout team at Alabama, the now-Ohio State star quarterback play

Once again, the nation's No. 1 team won fairly comfortably. And once again, it was enough to leave their fans feeling just a little uneasy.

Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith turns a pass deflection into a touchdown with a circus-like catch against Penn State.

The freshman quarterback has turned a supposed rebuilding season into another dominant run for the nation’s top team and even a loss to Michigan won’t matter.

Ohio State football hosts Penn State on Saturday and we provided live updates with reaction, score, highlights, and commentary.

Julian Sayin passed for 316 yards and four touchdowns, Jeremiah Smith scored twice and top-ranked Ohio State pulled away in the second half to defeat Penn State 38-14 Saturday. The Buckeyes (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) had a 17-14 lead at halftime, but took control in the second half, scoring on three of their first four possessions.

Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate destroyed Penn State's defense, exposing a Nittany Lion offense that failed again to generate any consistency.

In the past four meetings, Ohio State has a 4-0 record against Penn State. Each team has covered in two games in the past four matchups with those games outpacing the point total on one occasion. Penn State has put up 37 fewer points than Ohio State in their past four games.