It’s less than an hour until kickoff at the Beav. I wanted to wait until I got here to make a prediction, so I could get the lay of the land, a sense of the atmosphere, the look in the players’ eyes….
No, that’s crap. I just forgot.
I’m torn on this one. I’m pretty sure Ohio State has an excellent defense, but I’m mostly basing that on the USC game, and now you have to wonder how big a deal USC is.
That’s the problem with this sport, the huge talent disparity, even at the highest level. I think Penn State can make big plays in the passing game, but have they done so against a big-league defense?
Two edges for the Nits, as I see it: 1. They’re at home, and 2. The only even arguable weakness of Penn State’s D is the secondary, and Terrelle Pryor isn’t equipped to take advantage of it.
Penn State 23, Ohio State 17.
