Defending a college football national championship can be as difficult as winning one in the first place, with only three teams managing the feat since 1996 at the FBS level.

On defense, the Buckeyes have been a top-25 unit in terms of rushing yards, ranking eighth-best by allowing only 85.6 per game.

The Buckeyes are entering this week still undefeated with a 7-0 record; four of those wins came against other Big Ten rivals.

With a month left in the regular season, will Ohio State continue its week-by-week approach, or will the Nittany Lions sneak up on the Buckeyes and ruin what has been a perfect season to this point? Time to get ready for week 10 as Penn State comes to town.

No. 1 Ohio State broke open a tight game in the second half and beat Penn State for the ninth straight year, pulling away for a 38-14 victory Saturday at Ohio Stadium.

“He’s an unbelievable player,” Gadowsky said. “He’d be on the first power play unit on any team in the nation, other than the one right now. And he came in and did a heck of a job.”