By: Mark Rea (Scout.com) — Redshirt freshman quarterback Kenny Guiton hooked up with senior receiver Taurian Washington on a 45-yard touchdown pass with 55 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter as the Gray pulled out a 17-14 victory Saturday afternoon over the Scarlet in Ohio State’s annual spring game before 65,223 in Ohio Stadium.

The play capped off a wild fourth quarter that began in a 7-7 tie. The Gray took advantage of a 47-yard field goal from freshman Drew Basil to take a 10-7 advantage at the 10:31 mark before junior walk-on tailback Bo DeLande scored on a 4-yard touchdown run with 4:48 remaining to give the Scarlet a 14-10 lead.

That set up a final drive for the Gray that began at its own 11-yard line as Guiton directed an 11-play, 89-yard march for the winning score. Guiton lofted a pass down the sideline that went just over the outstretched hand of a leaping Scarlet defender and into the waiting hands of Washington.

The Scarlet made a last-ditch effort to wrest the game back, getting an excellent kickoff return from senior Devon Torrence and an ensuing 15-yard penalty against the Gray to set up shop at the 47-yard line. But on the next play junior quarterback Joe Bauserman’s pass intended for receiver James Jackson was picked off in the end zone by Gray defender Taylor Rice with only 38 seconds left.

“It turned out to be a great day and we didn’t get anyone hurt – that’s goal No. 1,” OSU head coach Jim Tressel said immediately after the game. “I think everyone – the players, the coaches and the fans – had fun, and that’s goal two. And we had guys getting experience and reps. … We weren’t sure our depth had progressed as much as we wanted it do. You need to have a deep team to have a chance at the championship.”

Overcast skies and the threat of thunderstorms kept some fans away, preventing a repeat of last year’s NCAA record spring game attendance in excess of 95,000. Still, the announced crowd of 65,223 witnessed an entertaining game that saw the two teams combine for 158 total yards in the first quarter and score a touchdown apiece.

The Guiton-to-Washington combination worked first on a 28-yard pass at the 6:56 mark of the first quarter to give the Gray an early 7-0 lead. But the Scarlet answered less than two minutes later when junior quarterback Terrelle Pryor connected with senior receiver Dane Sanzenbacher for a 12-yard touchdown to tie things at 7 with 5:10 left in the opening period.

That was the way it stayed until the explosive fourth quarter. Following Basil’s field goal, Bauserman directed an 11-play, 70-yard drive for the Scarlet that was capped by three straight runs by DeLande. The third was a 4-yard dash around left end for a touchdown that pushed the Gray back into a 14-10 lead with 4:48 to play.

The Scarlet had a chance to put things away when junior walk-on Spencer Smith recovered an onside kick on the ensuing kickoff. Bauserman quickly moved his team into scoring position on a 43-yard pass play to redshirt freshman James Jackson. But on the next play, Bauserman was intercepted in the end zone by Gray defensive back Nate Oliver with 3:06 remaining to end the scoring threat.

Oliver brought the interception back out to the 11-yard line and that is where Guiton began what turned out to be the winning drive. With only 55 seconds left, the redshirt freshman QB saw Washington breaking free to his left Buy Acomplia pills and lofted the ball down the sideline. Scarlet defender Nate Ebner leaped to try and deflect the…..

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