The scene has been played and replayed in the heads of every football player for years. Scoring a critical touchdown in your opponent's field and silencing 105,711 partisans of the opponents. Well, it finally happened. And Penn State did it. And it was all thanks to quarterback Pat Devlin.

The No. 3 Nittany Lions slipped past the No. 9 Ohio State Buckeyes Saturday night, 13-6. This was the first time the Nittany Lions have won in Columbus since 1978. It wasn't a high scoring game, but rather a battle of defense and the team who made the first mistake lost. And it wasn't Penn State.

For the Lion offense, the unit wasn't defined by the play of quarterback Darryl Clark, but sophomore Pat Devlin, who was beat out for the starting QB position by Clark. Devlin scored the only touchdown of the game and silenced 105,711 scarlet and grey fans-the highest attendance in Ohio Stadium history. Clark was definitely shaken up by this defense; this was the best defensive unit Penn State played all year. The offense wasn't as explosive as we've seen in past weeks on either side of the ball. In my opinion, the Lions played too conservatively on offense. They could have had more success if they took more chances. The offensive line, which did a decent job all around playing a good defense, didn't really provide tons of protection for Clark and company

Early in the game, it was obvious these two teams were evenly matched. Darryl Clark completed 12 0f 20 passes for 121 yards and ran the ball eight times for 42 yards. Evan Rosyter wasn't able to make much progress on the ground, although he did out run Chris Wells rushing the ball 19 times for 77 yards. And Pat Devlin, the man who defined the night, ran the ball three times for three yards, which was just enough to score the only touchdown of the game. Although it wasn't their fanciest or flashiest offensive performance, it was enough to get the job done.

The night was all about defense in this one. A defensive battle was expected, but I don't think anybody expected it to be this extreme. This defense went in this game with one goal: shut down Chris Wells and that they did. Wells was only able to accrue 59 yards on the ground. However, Terrelle Pryor picked this secondary apart with passing, and these passes were ones that could have easily been broken up or intercepted. But even though the defense struggled they took advantage of two major events that unfolded before the crowd in Ohio Stadium. Early in the third quarter, Terrelle Pryor was jarred by Mark Rubin while running the with the football, which popped out of his hands and it was recovered by Navorro Bowman. The second play was the Lydell Sargeant interception late in the fourth quarter which sealed a Nittany Lion victory. Once again, this unit didn't play flashy, but they got the job done.

This game was 30 years in the making and was the biggest game Penn State played all year. The win keeps their Big Ten Championship hopes and National Championship hopes alive and it all happened at Ohio Stadium in front of the largest group of Ohio State fans ever. How sweet it is.

THE GOOD: The Penn State defensive line, Penn State winning in Columbus

THE BAD: The score

THE UGLY: Ohio State head fairy Jim Tressel's sweater vest, Terrelle Pryor crying at the end of the game

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME: Pat Devlin

DEFENSIVE PLAYER(S) OF THE GAME: Mark Rubin, Navorro Bowman, Lydell Sargeant

NEXT UP: The Lions have a week to recover and prepare for a road game at Iowa on November 8

PHOTO: Mark Rubin strips the ball from Terrelle Pryor