Defense supplies TD in OSU's 16-3 win

[October 13, 2008]  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Malcolm Jenkins blocked a punt and Etienne Sabino returned it 20 yards for a touchdown to lead No. 12 Ohio State to a 16-3 victory over Purdue on Saturday.

Freshman quarterback Terrelle Pryor had an erratic day and tailback Chris "Beanie" Wells totaled 94 yards on 22 carries for the Buckeyes (6-1, 3-0 Big Ten).

Ohio State has won four straight since a 35-3 loss at then-No. 1 Southern California prompted coach Jim Tressel to put sixth-year senior Todd Boeckman on the bench behind Pryor.

Pryor completed 10 of 14 passes for 97 yards and ran for 27 yards on 14 carries.

Curtis Painter threw for 228 yards for Purdue (2-4, 0-2), becoming just the fourth Big Ten quarterback to surpass 10,000 passing yards.

 

[Associated Press; By RUSTY MILLER]

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