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JON HALL Star Beacon
Defense continued
Defensive end Thaddeus Gibson was happy with his play and all as his teammates’ effort. The OSU defense held the Boilermakers to just a 53-yard field goal by Carson Wiggs which broke the school record of 51 yards.
Jenkins blocked punt was the first by a Purdue opponent since 2006 when Indiana State scored on one from 14 yards.
Gibson recorded a career-high six tackles. The Buckeyes defense has held opponents scoreless in 15 of 28 quarters. Gibson also jarred the ball away in the first quarter where Lawrence Wilson recovered the fumble by Purdue. Wilson left the game with an injured leg and was to have an MRI today.
“I think we could have done a better job, but you have to respect Purdue,” Gibson said. “They have a decent team and a good line. I think both teams came out and played. The outcome is what we wanted it to be by playing well. We held them to three points.”
Jenkins’ interception was his third of the year and the 11th of his career.
He also had four solo tackles and one pass break-up to add to his already great day.
“The defense fought all day long and made them (Purdue) take the long path to the goal line and kept them out of the end zone,” Tressel said. “We didn’t turn it over and that’s critical.
“I think the defense did a great job with their plan. I think the defensive guys prepared well. You could see that they diagnosed things well and broke on the ball, anticipated, knew the formations and just kept coming. Purdue made some plays but our defense never got flustered. They tried a couple of over-50-yard field goals was as close as they got. That’s pretty good, plus we came up with takeaways.”
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