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Ohio State at Penn State live score updates, highlights, how to watch Big Ten game
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Ohio State will play a familiar foe in a different place.
Thursday night, the Buckeyes will take on Penn State inside Rec Hall. It’s the former home of the Nittany Lions, one they moved out of in favor of the Bryce Jordan Center in 1996. It’s the fifth game for the men’s basketball program since it moved to newer digs, and the first time since then that the Buckeyes have visited.
Ohio State has won two straight games, while Penn State has lost two straight and six of seven.
Follow along with our Columbus Dispatch live game blog below.
Ohio State leads Penn State 16-11 with 11:26 left in the half. The start of the game has been highlighted by this sequence from sophomore center Aaron Bradshaw.
Freshman guard John Mobley Jr. has five quick points and an assist for the Buckeyes, who lead 7-4 at the first media timeout. Mobley has handled the ball more than Bruce Thornton in the early going, continuing a recent trend of the Buckeyes playing the junior more off the ball.
Thornton had the ball stripped on the last possession and, although he maintained possession, came to the bench shaking his left hand and grimacing with 15:26 left in the first half.
Here are tonight’s starters.
Ohio State: Bruce Thornton, John Mobley Jr., Micah Parrish, Devin Royal, Sean Stewart
Penn State: Ace Baldwin Jr., Nick Kern Jr., Freddie Dilione V, Zach Hicks, Yanic Konan Niederhauser
Video: Ohio State’s pregame report at Penn State
Here are some in-arena thoughts as Ohio State prepares to play Penn State.
Colin White still out for Ohio State
Freshman wing Colin White will miss his second consecutive game for the Buckeyes with a right leg injury. White suffered the injury at Purdue on Jan. 21 and watched the second half of that game and all of Monday’s win against Iowa with a walking boot on his leg.
Meechie Johnson Jr. will also miss his 11th game as he remains away from the team.
Penn State will be without Puff Johnson, who is missing his third consecutive game.
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Ohio State vs Penn State predictions, picks, odds
Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Thursday, Jan. 30
ODDS: Ohio State +3.5
O/U: 149.5
Moneyline: Ohio State (+135) | Penn State (-160)
Ohio State vs Penn State history
- Series record: Ohio State leads, 44-22
- Ohio State’s last win: Jan. 20, 2024 (79-67)
- Penn State’s last win: Dec. 9, 2023 (83-80)
Ohio State Buckeyes 2024-25 schedule, record
Here’s a look at the Buckeyes’ schedule, along with start times, television, and radio information of upcoming games:
- Monday, Nov. 4: Ohio State 80, Texas 72 (takeaways)
- Monday, Nov. 11: Ohio State 81, Youngstown State 47 (takeaways)
- Friday, Nov. 15: Texas A&M 78, Ohio State 64 (takeaways)
- Tuesday, Nov. 19: Ohio State 80, Evansville 30 (takeaways)
- Friday, Nov. 22: Ohio State 104, Campbell 60 (takeaways)
- Monday, Nov. 25: Ohio State 102, Green Bay 69 (takeaways)
- Friday, Nov. 29: Pitt 91, Ohio State 90 (OT) (takeaways)
- NOVEMBER RECORD: 5-2
- Wednesday, Dec. 4: Maryland 83, Ohio State 59 (takeaways)
- Saturday, Dec. 7: Ohio State 80, Rutgers 66 (takeaways)
- Saturday, Dec. 14: No. 2 Auburn 91, Ohio State 53 (takeaways)
- Tuesday, Dec. 17: Ohio State 95, Valparaiso 73 (takeaways)
- Saturday, Dec. 21: Ohio State 85 No. 4 Kentucky 65 (takeaways)
- Sunday, Dec. 29: Ohio State 103, Indiana State 83 (takeaways)
- DECEMBER RECORD: 4-2
- Friday, Jan. 3: No. 18 Michigan State 69, Ohio State 62 (takeaways)
- Monday, Jan. 6: Ohio State 89, Minnesota 88, 2OT (takeaways)
- Thursday, Jan. 9: No. 15 Oregon 73, Ohio State 71 (takeaways)
- Tuesday, Jan. 14: No. 24 Wisconsin 70, Ohio State 68 (takeaways)
- Friday, Jan. 17: Indiana 77, Ohio State 76, OT (takeaways)
- Tuesday, Jan. 21: Ohio State 73, No. 11 Purdue 70 (takeaways)
- Monday, Jan. 27: Ohio State 82, Iowa 65 (takeaways)
- Thursday, Jan. 30: Ohio State at Penn State | 6:30 p.m. | FS1 | 97.1 FM
- JANUARY RECORD: 3-4
Ohio State Buckeyes vs Penn State Nittany Lions records
- Records: Ohio State 12-8, 4-5 Big Ten; Penn State 13-8, 3-7
How can I watch/listen to the Ohio State Buckeyes vs Penn State Nittany Lions game?
- TV Channel: FS1
- Livestream: Fubo | Fox Sports Go app | Sling TV | YouTube TV
- Radio: WBNS-FM (97.1)
Ohio State Buckeyes vs Penn State Nittany Lions start time
Date: Thursday, January 30
Time: 6:30 p.m. ET
Location: Rec Hall; State College, Pennsylvania
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Sixteen ‘almost feral’ children. Aged 18 months to 18 years. Hidden from sight in an Ohio house of horrors.
Until now.
It’s a situation difficult to fathom: Investigators found 16 kids living inside a 1,300-square-foot home in Vinton County, Ohio, confined in a 12-by-12 bedroom investigators say was covered in human waste. Gary Siders Jr., Elizabeth Siders, Gary Siders Sr., and Christina Siders were arrested on Tuesday, June 30th, and remain in jail after waiving their preliminary hearings today, Tuesday, July 7th.
Investigative reporter Anne Emerson goes beyond the headlines to understand the human impact in the developing Siders child abuse case. How did children live under these conditions for so long? We wanted to hear from the local community affected by this horrific story.
In this episode of Criminally Obsessed, we hear from those voices – from Captain Jeremiah Griffith who was a first responder to the shocking scene, to local Vinton County Pastor James Dimel who describes the community’s support of children who were trapped in a ‘den of evil’. Law enforcement and locals share their shock at the horror lurking in their own community. And Attorney Thomas Stolly, who represents Elizabeth Siders, says the case is more complicated than many believe, urging the public to remember that his client is presumed innocent.
Today, we react in real time to what we know so far in this developing story, and offer multiple perspectives of those closest to this case.
Subscribe to Criminally Obsessed for continuing coverage of the Siders investigation, true crime updates, courtroom developments, and exclusive interviews with the real people impacted by these cases.
The Oregon Ducks’ 2026 season is getting closer to opening at Autzen Stadium, and the Ducks have some of the loftiest expectations surrounding the program in recent memory. The Ducks faced their toughest test in the regular season last season when the eventual national champion Indiana Hoosiers visited Autzen Stadium, and faced their toughest test of the 2024 season when the eventual national champion Ohio State Buckeyes visited Eugene.
Oregon Ducks Will Face Hostile Crowd in Columbus, Ohio.
With the start of the season around the corner, there is one game on the Ducks ‘ regular-season slate that stands out as their biggest test of the year.
Perhaps Oregon’s biggest test of the 2026 season won’t be at Autzen Stadium but rather on the road. The Ducks face the Ohio State Buckeyes on November 7 in Columbus at the Horseshoe for what promises to be another all-time classic. Ducks coach Dan Lanning is 1-1 in his career against Ohio State, defeating them in Eugene in 2024 before falling to Buckeyes coach Ryan Day’s side on January 1, 2025, at the Rose Bowl.
In terms of a game being a “test,” the Buckeyes in Columbus will certainly present one. At the late stages of the season, if the Ducks or Buckeyes both have one loss heading into the matchup, the loser of the game could potentially see their College Football hopes scattered to the wind.
Oregon Defensive Coordinator Chris Hampton Will Have to Slow Down Ohio State Stars
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The Buckeyes’ offense could very well be the biggest test new Oregon defensive coordinator Chris Hampton will see all season, as he will be tasked with coming up with a game plan to stop not only Heisman Trophy hopeful quarterback Julian Sayin, but arguably the best wide receiver in all of college football in Jeremiah Smith.
The Ducks should have the advantage in the trenches as far as the defensive line in nearly every game this season, with the entire starting defensive line having chosen to come back to Eugene for another season.
Oregon Ducks Quarterback Dante Moore Will Have to Have Poise
Ducks quarterback Dante Moore will face a massive test in his own right. The Horseshoe is routinely one of the toughest places to play, and Moore will have to call back on his calm demeanor in the Ducks’ win over Penn State in Happy Valley to put in a respectable performance away at Ohio State.
Dan Lanning Will Have Massive Test Game Planning for Julian Sayin
Perhaps the biggest test in the Ducks’ late regular-season game against the Buckeyes will be for coach Dan Lanning. Lanning has shown that he can game plan well against teams coached by Day, evidenced by the Ducks’ win over the Buckeyes back in 2024, but he will have to do it on the road this time. Lanning has also been prone to big losses in critical stages, with his two losses last year against the Hoosiers and the blowout loss to the Buckeyes in the Rose Bowl Game two seasons ago.
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