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Penn State at tOSU, Oct 30th, 7:30 PM, ABC

Who played how many snaps you ask:



Chambers likely would have played the third-most snaps among linebackers – he actually started the second half over Mitchell at weakside linebacker – if he had not been ejected for targeting on the first play of the third quarter, which will also keep him out for the first half of the Buckeyes’ next game against Nebraska. After his ejection, Ohio State’s linebacker rotation in its base defense was shortened to just three linebackers for the rest of the second half, with Eichenberg mixing in at middle linebacker.
 
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I've seen on the Penn State boards that they're still whining about the snap infraction penalty. Of course, they don't think it should have been a penalty, just a way the referees helped Ohio State out of a turnover. My memory of the play was that the center double-clutched the snap (if that's a thing) and called correctly. But I can't find a replay of the play. Does anyone have a link?
 
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I've seen on the Penn State boards that they're still whining about the snap infraction penalty. Of course, they don't think it should have been a penalty, just a way the referees helped Ohio State out of a turnover. My memory of the play was that the center double-clutched the snap (if that's a thing) and called correctly. But I can't find a replay of the play. Does anyone have a link?

They'll probably be whining and moaning about this too (whether it is actually true or not):



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Buckeye Defense Comes Up Big When Needed

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Offense wins games, defense wins championships. But in some cases, good defense wins big time games.

On Saturday night in Columbus, Ohio State’s offense struggled to overcome Penn State’s top defense. So it was the defense that gave the Buckeyes the edge and allowed them to come away with the 33-24 victory.

“It was good to see our defense play like they did,” head coach Ryan Day said following the game. “We did some good things on offense but the defense won this game in my opinion. I thought they played gritty, they played hard, they got two turnovers. If our defense can play like they did tonight we have a chance to be really good.”

Penn State’s defensive line set the tone early on and Ohio State struggled to move the ball, especially on the ground. Ohio State was forced to punt three times in the first half, couldn’t convert on third downs, finishing the game 5-14, and could only convert in the red zone once out of six attempts.

Though the offense got rolling later on, it was the defense that gave quarterback C.J. Stroud and the Buckeye offense opportunities to stay in the game.

“Some games the offense isn’t going to play the greatest and the defense has to pick it up. Some games the defense isn’t going to play the greatest and the offense has to score some points,” defensive end Zach Harrison said following the game. “This was one of those games where the defense had to make a little more plays.”

Entire article: https://theozone.net/2021/10/buckeye-defense-comes-big-needed/

Buckeyes outslug Penn State for 33-24 win.

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Ryan Day said all week that this would be a tough, four-quarter game.

Nobody believed him.

Prognosticators everywhere had No 5 OSU as a prohibitive favorite in the match up with No. 20 Penn State with the betting line coming in at around 18 points. When the teams squared off under the lights in Ohio Stadium it was Day who proved to be the better prognosticator.

The Penn State defense gave the explosive OSU offense all it wanted, particularly in the first half. The Lions shut down OSU’s running game in that half and dominated on third down, particularly in the red zone, the entire game. The OSU offensive line simply couldn’t move Penn State when it had to. As a result the Buckeyes scored just one touchdown in six trips to the red zone.

Entire article: https://theozone.net/2021/10/buckeyes-outslug-penn-state-33-24-win/

You don't see the volume of articles from the O-Zone that you use to see. I think they lost some of their people to another website (i.e. Buckeye Scoop) and haven't replaced them.
 
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I think this is an honest assesment. Ped State wasn't as bad as what they were the past 2wks. They had a QB that wasn't 100%, but the rest of the team was fine, and has a very good defense. They got a healthy Clifford last night, and we saw what they could do at full strength. Wish he didn't carve s up so many in our zone coverage, but that's what good QBs do. Ped St played closer to a top 10 team and not #20. Funny how getting a healthy QB can alter an offense...

Moxie...
You forgot to say moxie.
The word you're looking for is moxie.

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I've seen on the Penn State boards that they're still whining about the snap infraction penalty. Of course, they don't think it should have been a penalty, just a way the referees helped Ohio State out of a turnover. My memory of the play was that the center double-clutched the snap (if that's a thing) and called correctly. But I can't find a replay of the play. Does anyone have a link?



some Mr. Smart Rules Guy says that it was correctly called a fumble. See if this makes it onto the Penn State boards. The comments are pretty funny, though.
 
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“I thought Sean Clifford played his best game of his career,” Herbstreit said. “Then were 11 of 16 on third downs. He stood in there and they showed him a lot of times. The pressure was coming in his face and he was able to make throw after throw to give them a chance.

"At the end of the day, even when Ohio State does not play exceptionally well, they still have the (Chris) Olave, (Garrett) Wilson, (Jaxon) Smith-Njigba, (TreVeyon) Henderson. It's just so hard to contain (their offense) for 60 minutes ... I give Penn State credit. They are still a top-25 team and they have Michigan coming up at home. They still have Michigan State coming up. This still a team that can have a lot of success this year.

"But I think Ohio State got challenged by — remember you and I were talking, and we said the most explosive team in the Big Ten is Ohio State. The most efficient team is Michigan. And the most balanced is Penn State. That was three weeks ago we had that discussion. And Penn State, even with the injuries, showed what they were capable of. But give the Buckeyes credit at home. Got challenge and they ended up winning the game when they did not play their best, obviously.”
 
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OHIO STATE NAMES JERRON CAGE AND NOAH RUGGLES PLAYERS OF THE GAME, 11 OTHER CHAMPIONS FOR WIN OVER PENN STATE

Smith-Njigba was the lone champion on offense after he caught seven passes for a team-high 97 yards. He's also now Ohio State’s only offensive player to be a six-time champion this season.

Cage was one of 11 Buckeyes to be named champions on defense along with Taron Vincent, Tyreke Smith, Zach Harrison, Haskell Garrett, Marcus Williamson, Ronnie Hickman, Cameron Brown, Cody Simon, Steele Chambers and Bryson Shaw.

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...ers-of-the-game-10-other-champions-penn-state
 
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