Grant Bricker | 3 months ago
In recent years, Ohio State and Penn State have garnered a great deal of respect for each other. Although the series has been one-sided for the past four seasons, both teams know what the other brings to the table.
No. 5 Ohio State (6-1) looked like a very different team after losing to Oregon in Columbus in Week 2, winning five in a row. The Buckeyes also allowed just under 20 points on defense during that span.
No. 20 Penn State (5-2) is looking to regain its footing after losing its last two games to Iowa and Illinois. Despite the losses, defense has been a constant for the Nittany Lions, allowing no more than 20 points on defense all year.
Sean Clifford should be available for this game which could make a huge difference in the outcome. Otherwise, Franklin expects Ta’Quan Roberson or Christian Veilleux to take over at quarterback.
Ohio State coach Ryan Day discussed the Indiana game, including how he would have handled a nine-overtime game, and Penn State’s defense on his weekly radio show Thursday.
Here’s what the coach had to say:
Ohio State head coach Ryan Day on @971lefan radio program:
He said he had to face veterans angry at Indiana telling them they wouldn’t play in the second half.
Expects TreVeyon Henderson to play four quarterbacks against Penn State.
— Colin Gay (@ColinGay17) October 28, 2021
At @971lefan, Ryan Day jokes “a few guys we had to fight with” that they wouldn’t play in the second half against Indiana, including TreVeyon Henderson.
— Griffin Strom (@GriffinStrom3) October 28, 2021
Ryan Day said he would have drawn plays on the sidelines if Ohio State was in the position of Penn State or Illinois in a nine-overtime game.
— Colin Gay (@ColinGay17) October 28, 2021
Ryan Day said he was impressed with Jahan Dotson, “someone we recruited”.
— Colin Gay (@ColinGay17) October 28, 2021
Ryan Day said he thinks Penn State cornerback Joey Porter Jr. is “playing as well as anybody in the conference right now.”
— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) October 28, 2021
Ryan Day said he has Xavier Johnson as Jahan Dotson on the scout team.
Also uses “good on good”, allowing Emeka Egbuka and Marvin Harrison Jr. to be that speed that Dotson brings.
— Colin Gay (@ColinGay17) October 28, 2021
Ryan Day said he saw a lot of the same concepts as Mike Yurcich with Ohio State.
Yurcich was the passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Buckeyes in 2019.
— Colin Gay (@ColinGay17) October 28, 2021
Ryan Day felt that Kyle McCord was “taking more control of the game”, showing more discernment against Indiana, feeling much more confident in himself than a month ago.
— Colin Gay (@ColinGay17) October 28, 2021
Ryan Day on rookies attending Penn State game: “It’s a big deal. They get to see the best environment in college football on Saturday night.
“I tell our guys all the time, ‘You come to Ohio State for games like this.'”
— Colin Gay (@ColinGay17) October 28, 2021
Ryan Day said “all the chocolate and peanut butter candies” are reserved for him on Halloween.
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— Colin Gay (@ColinGay17) October 28, 2021
