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Sooner or later, I look for Neal to join Penn State’s 2017 recruiting class.

Penn State (5-1, 2-0 in the Big Ten) remains in contention for the division title and is among just 28 teams in the country with a record of 5-1 or better. The pass-happy approach also included three screens over the initial four drives, another new high mark for such calls in a game to date. But the how remains confusing. The Nittany Lions play a much cleaner, albeit less flashy brand of football. Gillikin is considered one of the nation’s top punters, a position in need of an upgrade for a team that has finished 125, 117 and 116, respectively, in the FBS in punting average the last three seasons.

Echoes of Archie, Eddie: Ohio State defensive coordinator Luke Fickell says running back Ezekiel Elliott is “special” and that comparisons to Eddie George and Archie Griffin are legitimate. Furthermore, both Nordin and Hill will return to Ann Arbor this Saturday for Michigan’s showdown with Michigan State.

One who still likes to make plays, like the back-to-back catches he made against Maryland last week, the second of which went for a 19-yard touchdown pass from Jones. The running back tandem referred to themselves as “Thunder and Lightning.”

DEFENSIVE MVP: Carl Nassib. Take a look at their game-by-game yards per play gained an allowed breakdown.

Ohio State traditionalists aren’t taking it so calmly. Nassib has been a revelation.

Beyond Nassib, weakside linebacker Jason Cabinda has been another key cog for the Nittany Lion defense.

“The team has a lot of respect for us”, Weber said. His progression has been essential to the defense.

If Penn State is to have any shot of knocking off the defending national champs, missing extra points or short field goals isn’t an option.

In the first half, Barkley turned what should have been a 4-yard gain on a screen pass into a 22-yard touchdown. Franklin said he and Julius will continue to compete in practice this week. The game against Wisconsin this Saturday will probably be the best measuring stick for how the Illini will finish. Ohio State (10.21 ypp)/Virginia Tech (4.64 ypp) Ohio State (4.37 ypp)/Hawaii (2.70 ypp) Ohio State (4.52 ypp)/Northern Illinois (2.57 ypp) Ohio State (7.30 ypp)/Western Michigan (4.57 ypp) Ohio State (8.48 ypp)/Indiana (4.42 ypp) Ohio State (6.48 ypp)/Maryland (5.59 ypp) All told, Ohio State has outgained its first six opponents by an average of 2.57 yards per play. Fittingly, the defensive line provided it. He has 5½ sacks, just over a quarter of the team’s total (19). But after telling his players they had an “unbelievable opportunity” against the nation’s top-ranked team, Penn State coach James Franklin then shut that kind of talk up for the rest of the week.

The 6-foot-7 former walk-on has ripped offensive lines to shreds this season.

“There’s not a place for that”, Franklin said. Defensively, Penn State yields 158.7 yards in passing and 117.0 yards in rushing. By Kornblue’s estimation, Nordin hasn’t significantly increased his power over the past year, but he has become more consistent and accurate.

Further, the Lions’ 31-percent conversion rate on third down could be helped by staying out of third-and-long situations.

It was the second straight week an unheralded quarterback had gashed the defense on a jaunt of 70-plus yards. Script Ohio, “Hang on Sloopy”, and the Buckeyes playing Michigan on the last Saturday of the regular season fall into that category. The driver of those meetings will be the future status of Beaver Stadium. Both fan bases hate each other.