COLLEGE FOOTBALL : Ohio State Runs Past Wisconsin, 27-16 : Big Ten: George rushes for 141 yards and three touchdowns as the Buckeyes remain unbeaten.

Wisconsin stifled Ohio State wide receiver Terry Glenn, the nation’s leading receiver. Not so tailback Eddie George.

George rushed for 141 yards and three touchdowns, including a 51-yard burst with 6:33 remaining that lifted No. 4 Ohio State past No. 21 Wisconsin, 27-16, Saturday.

George’s big run came two minutes after his one-yard touchdown run erased Wisconsin’s 16-13 lead midway through the final period and silenced the rowdy crowd of 79,507, fifth-largest at Camp Randall Stadium.

“We went to big No. 27 and he came through,” Ohio State Coach John Cooper said. “I’m really proud of Eddie George. I’ve never been around a finer man than Eddie George.”

Thanks to the senior tailback, who is averaging 147 yards a game, Ohio State, 6-0 overall and 2-0 in the Big Ten, won for the third time in eight trips to Madison since 1981.

Glenn, who entered the game with a 150-yard receiving average, was held to four catches and 55 yards but did manage a touchdown.

The Badgers (2-2-1, 1-1) had visions of ruining the Buckeyes’ season just as they did twice before when Ohio State brought a top-five ranking into town.

The Buckeyes were ranked fifth in 1985 and lost. In 1993, they were third nationally but left with a tie that sent the Badgers to the Rose Bowl and Ohio State to the Holiday Bowl.

But not this time.

George, held to 33 first-half yards, wore Wisconsin down.

George, who carried 26 times, scored on a one-yard pitch with 8:32 left to give the Buckeyes a 20-16 lead. It was the game’s fifth lead change and capped an eight-play, 46-yard drive in which George carried on the last six snaps for 35 yards.

It also followed a holding penalty on Wisconsin’s Jerry Wunsch that buried the Badgers deep in their territory, and handed the Buckeyes great field position on the punt.

“You can’t turn the ball over and make dumb mistakes--and penalties fall into that category,” Badger quarterback Darrell Bevell said. “We had the lead and the ball and that really hurt us.”

Said Wisconsin Coach Barry Alvarez: “We gave them too many chances and good field position. But I can’t fault our guys for the effort they gave. For 3 1/2 quarters our defense played extremely well and gave us a chance to win against one of the most potent offenses in the country.”

George, who also scored on a one-yard run, sealed it with the big touchdown run on second and seven from his 49.

“I think we had a miscommunication up front,” Alvarez said. “We were supposed to be slanting one way and slanted out instead of going inside, creating a natural hole.”