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Game Thread Penn State at tOSU, Sat. Nov. 1st, 12pm ET, FOX

Why the Ohio State football team shouldn't worry about Penn State

The Ohio State football team's toughest game on paper is the Penn State game. Here's why they shouldn't worry about it.

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The Ohio State football team will play Penn State for the final time this year for quite a while. This will be the last time that these two meet in the regular season until 2028. The Buckeyes were able to beat the Nittany Lions on the road last season despite a slow start.

Ohio State continues to dominate Penn State while James Franklin leads the Nittany Lions. He is just 1-10 against the Ohio State Buckeyes in his career. The only win happened in 2016, and Ohio State still made the College Football Playoff over Penn State.

This year, the game is in Columbus. While it is the toughest game on paper they will play this year, it's a game that they shouldn't worry about too much. They continue to have Penn State's number. Until James Franklin can prove that he can beat the Buckeyes, they don't need to worry.

The Ohio State football team shouldn't worry too much about Penn State

Just because the Buckeyes don't need to worry too much about the Nittany Lions doesn't mean that they don't need to prepare for that game. Penn State is still a good team, so Ohio State has to take the game seriously. They can't just waltz in and expect to win the game.


The Ohio State football team will play Penn State for the final time this year for quite a while. This will be the last time that these two meet in the regular season until 2028. The Buckeyes were able to beat the Nittany Lions on the road last season despite a slow start.

Ohio State continues to dominate Penn State while James Franklin leads the Nittany Lions. He is just 1-10 against the Ohio State Buckeyes in his career. The only win happened in 2016, and Ohio State still made the College Football Playoff over Penn State.


This year, the game is in Columbus. While it is the toughest game on paper they will play this year, it's a game that they shouldn't worry about too much. They continue to have Penn State's number. Until James Franklin can prove that he can beat the Buckeyes, they don't need to worry.

The Ohio State football team shouldn't worry too much about Penn State​

Just because the Buckeyes don't need to worry too much about the Nittany Lions doesn't mean that they don't need to prepare for that game. Penn State is still a good team, so Ohio State has to take the game seriously. They can't just waltz in and expect to win the game.


Even though Franklin hasn't proven that he can beat Ohio State, there is always a first time for things like this. Ryan Day will make sure that his team is prepared enough to not let that happen, and the crowd should be able to keep the momentum in the favor of the Buckeyes enough to keep that from happening.
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Just sayin': I like this guy's confidence...8D
Again, it’s ignoring Michigan.
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Game Thread Penn State at tOSU, Sat. Nov. 1st, 12pm ET, FOX

I know the Pesters are in the dumps but damn that's a high spread. There's always some fuckshit that keeps these games close no matter the teams.
Think of an amount of money that would be uncomfortable to lose.

Now imagine that all that was between you and that loss is a backup QB, an interim HC and 21 points against Ohio State in Columbus.

I’ve often found that to be a good way to cut through the emotional muscle memory. How much do I really believe in it if I’m backing the other team? And how much is just the usual fan stuff of projecting our fear?

Cincinnati Bengals (Same Ole Bengals)

Bengals were gashing them on the ground up the middle all game. Then decided 3 straight passes were a great idea on that second to last drive. Three incompletions, punt, bad special teams coverage, the D lays down, easy TD Jets.

I think I saw Logan Wilson lined up at nose tackle on that 3rd to last Jets TD run where the RB just waltzed right in over tackle. WTF.

Flacco seemed to forget about Higgins. He will catch the 50/50 balls most of the time.
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2025-2026 Ohio State Men's Basketball

Noel in particular was impressive. I think he could be a leader on this team. Tilly has a good skillset, but I'm not sure that he has the strength/toughness to be a consistent producer in the B1G - he could be a boom-or-bust type, hope I'm wrong. Ivan has some strength and grit to him, he looks pretty well-built, and I feel like he will be a good player to put out there depending on the matchup.

Tilly really just needs to be average and that's still a big upgrade over what we had in that spot last year.
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2025-2026 Ohio State Men's Basketball

I know it's a mid tier MAC team but Tilly and Noel are looking like huge upgrades, guys can both score AND distribute from down low. Ivan looks like he's been putting in good work too. He might actually become a decent backup option
Noel in particular was impressive. I think he could be a leader on this team. Tilly has a good skillset, but I'm not sure that he has the strength/toughness to be a consistent producer in the B1G - he could be a boom-or-bust type, hope I'm wrong. Ivan has some strength and grit to him, he looks pretty well-built, and I feel like he will be a good player to put out there depending on the matchup.
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2025-2026 Ohio State Men's Basketball

Starters today were Bruce, Mobley, Royal, Noel & Tilly. It looks like the top-3 off the bench are going to be Cupps in the backcourt and Bynum & Ivan in the frontcourt. I'm going to say for the beginning of the season we'll see that 8-man rotation with 9th-man Chatman sprinkled in situationally (foul trouble, etc.). I do believe Ojianwuna will be a rotation player for OSU once healthy, so he would probably push Ivan out of the usual playing group.
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2025-2026 Ohio State Men's Basketball

OSU 103, OU 74.

7 Buckeyes in double-digits, led by Noel's 18 points (in 19 minutes). Tilly 14 (7! assists), Royal & Bynum 13, Mobley 12, Bruce 11 & Ivan 10 (4 assists & 6 boards also). I liked how Noel attacked the basket.

I know it's a mid tier MAC team but Tilly and Noel are looking like huge upgrades, guys can both score AND distribute from down low. Ivan looks like he's been putting in good work too. He might actually become a decent backup option
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