Ohio State retains the lineal championship with a 56-21 win at Rutgers. Ohio States current lineal championship streak is at 15 games. The next defend the lineal championship against Penn State. Penn State has held the lineal championship 5 times and has a 14-22 record in lineal championship games. This is the third time Penn State and Ohio State played in a lineal championship game, the first time was 9/23/2006 where Ohio State retained the lineal championship, and the second time was last season where Ohio State defeated Penn State to claim the lineal championship that began their current reign.