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Series history:

Ohio State has played Penn State 40 times with the Buckeyes holding a 26-14 advantage including 15-7 at home.  The Lions are closer at 6-11 in State College and also won the lone neutral site matchup, the 1980 Fiesta Bowl (Joe Paterno over Earle Bruce). 

Penn State won the first four games (1912, 1956, 1963, and 1964) and the two teams split four games in six seasons from 1975-1980 then didn't play again until PSU joined the league.  There have been 32 league games and the Buckeyes lead those 24-8 including 14-2 in Columbus. 

The Buckeyes have won eight straight and the last time Penn State won in Columbus the Buckeyes were the ones with an interim HC, some guy named Luke Fickell ( @847badgerfan may have heard of him). 

In 1912, OSU's noncon included Michigan, Penn State and Michigan State. 

Looks like a B1G East schedule, but none of the four were in the Big Ten in 1912. 

This game is an informal job/talent showcase for Hartline.

Remember when this game was supposed to mean a whole lot? Good times a month ago.

Ohio State 37, Penn State 13

Boy- I would be happy with that.
I have a sneaking suspicion that PSU, who is loaded with NFL talent, will have much in their offensive and defensive playbook not yet seen on film. Especially Knowles.    I expect a tight game. 

Usually I'm not as pessimistic as you but in this case I agree.  However, it is not difficult to imagine a scenario in which the PSU players and coaches are just going through the motions and mail it in because they are all looking at their own individual exit strategies rather than playing football as a team so a blowout wouldn't completely shock me.  It just depends on what is going on in Happy Valley.  If they are all on the same page and want to fight for their team then yeah, it will be a close game and I'll be thrilled if tOSU simply escapes.  If they are all on different pages worried about themselves then @ELA 's prediction will look tame.  

I view this completely as a trap game.  I won't be calm unless we are up by 3 scores with less than 5 minutes to go.

I view this completely as a trap game.  I won't be calm unless we are up by 3 scores with less than 5 minutes to go.

This really is an odd situation. I could see the Buckeyes absolutely leveling them and winning by 4 touchdowns, but it depends on what culturally has happened at PSU this past week. This could be their one and only saving grace to the team imploding. QB situation for Penn State is probably their biggest issue, but it will be interesting to see if they play their best game of the year or have simply decided to pack it in for the year.