This is a very interesting game. I guess I haven't personally been sold on Penn State all year. I think Allar, even though he's a local kid that grew up a stone throw from MB and a 5 minute car ride from me, I believe he's wildly overrated. I'm still surprised Penn State has found a way to make it this far as they should have lost to Minnesota, scrambled to beat USC late which could have easily been an L and mightily struggled against a very mediocre Bowling Green team. They did play OSU tough, which imo was their best performance of the season even though it was a loss. I think their path has been favorable.
Both defenses are indeed solid defenses so on paper looks like it will be a lower scoring, close game that will boil down to one factor. Coaching. I think Franklin chokes in key situations and I think Freeman is an incredible coach that is just beginning to hit his potential. Sure, we can claim Franklin's losses are to top 10 teams, but that's not just it.. he chokes in big moments where his team could have won and probably would have won with better coaching. With two even teams, I'll put the advantage on the shoulders of Freeman. The Buckeye will carry his boys to the title game.
