From: Cleveland Plain Dealer -

Cleveland, Ohio — Quarterback Terrelle Pryor keyed a late touchdown drive to lead Ohio State to a 20-17 win at Iowa on Saturday, keeping alive the Buckeyes’ hopes for at least a share of a sixth straight Big Ten championship, and for a BCS bowl game bid.

Ohio State (10-1, 6-1) drove 78 yards in 12 plays to take the 20-17 lead with 1:47 left on Daniel Herron’s 1-yard touchdown plunge.

It had looked as if the drive would be stymied at midfield, with the Buckeyes trailing, 17-13, and about five minutes to go, but Pryor came through with two big plays.

Devier Posey dropped what would have been a 50-yard go-ahead touchdown pass from Pryor on a third-and-10 play. Buckeyes coach Jim Tressel chose not to punt, and Pryor scrambled for 14 yards and a first down to the Iowa 36.

Two plays later, Pryor completed a 24-yard pass to Dane Sanzenbacher to the Iowa 2. Herron dove for one yard before plowing the final yard for the decisive touchdown.

The Buckeyes will close the Big Ten season next Saturday at home against Michigan (7-4, 3-4).

Like the Buckeyes, Wisconsin and Michigan State are both 10-1, 6-1 in the Big Ten after their wins on Saturday: Wisconsin, 48-28, at Michigan; Michigan State, 35-31, over Purdue.

Wisconsin will host Northwestern (7-3, 3-3, playing Illinois today) next Saturday, and Michigan State will play at Penn State (7-4, 4-3).

In the last five years, Ohio State won three Big Ten titles outright and shared two other championships. Ohio State teams coached by Woody Hayes won or shared six straight league championships from 1972-77……

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