The last four games in this series have been decided by a combined 16 points.
Marquee match-up: This will be the fifth-straight prime time meeting between these two teams in Beaver Stadium. Series: Ohio State leads, 21-14 and has won seven of the last eight.īetting line: The Buckeyes are a 12-point favorite Weather: Dry with temperatures dropping into the 30s by halftime. Listen online: Penn State Sports Online Audio Watch online: Check out the ABC Live Stream Radio: WSBA 910 AM, WHGB 1400 AM Sirius/XM 83 Maria Taylor will report from the sideline. Chris Fowler will do play-by-play with Kirk Herbstreit on analysis. TV: Tune into ABC Sports for the opening kickoff at 7:44 p.m. "If you close your eyes," Mullen said, "maybe for a second, it will feel like home." How do I watch? But Penn State officials promise to provide a taste of what always makes this night special. That home-field advantage won't be there on Saturday. Last year, the noise forced Michigan to call a timeout before it could even run its first play.įormer Ohio State coach Urban Meyer recently said a typical "white out" crowd is worth a 7- to 10-point advantage for the Lions. Penn State officials know they can't possibly create a true "white out" feel, which routinely disrupts, if not intimidates opponents. "We'll still go for that cherry-on-top approach," Mullen said of the production. "It's not about being as loud as possible but making the atmosphere work for that bowl and the people who are in there."Īnd work, of course, for the millions watching on TV from somewhere else. Listen for cowbells, "We Are" chants and crowd reaction riffs during the ABC telecast and the university's pre-game virtual program.Ĭount on Zombie Nation and the The Lion King soundtrack welcoming the team into the stadium. Again, you have to factor in the weaker competition that Auburn has faced, but the fact that the Tigers have given up just two rushing plays of 10 or more yards is very impressive.Mullen said his crew has worked with Penn State's School of Theatre in creating artificial crowd noise. That's good for second fewest in the nation. The Tigers have been a force defensively against the rush, giving up just 23 yards per game. Get the ground game going: Penn State rebounded from a dismal Week 1 rushing performance with 240 yards and two touchdown last week, including 69 from No. Penn State's defense forced four interceptions during the first two games, including two in the fourth quarter against Wisconsin that preserved a thrilling win over the Badgers. Granted, the beginning of last week's win over Alabama State wasn't exactly crisp, but he's thrown five touchdowns so far, putting him nearly halfway to his total passing touchdown mark from last year (12) and he's yet to thrown a pick. Will Nix make mistakes? Nix didn't break the 60% completion mark in either of his first two seasons, but he is connecting at a 74.4% clip so far in 2021. What will happen on Saturday night in Happy Valley? Let's break down the game and make picks straight up and against the spread.
It could even hint at which team could make a surprise run through their schedule. Thought Penn State has been tested more through two weeks, this Week 3 matchup could set the tone for both programs as they gear up for conference play. Like Nix, quarterback Sean Clifford's has shown an ability to avoid the very mistakes that have plagued him in the past. The Nittany Lions have a win over a ranked Wisconsin team and a blowout over Ball State on their resume. The Tigers have topped the 60-point mark in each of their first two contests and a big reason why is that quarterback Bo Nix has shown more consistency this year than he has during his previous two seasons on The Plains. 10 Penn State in the annual "whiteout" game in Happy Valley. One of the most highly anticipated nonconference games of not just the day, but the entire 2021 college football season will go down Saturday under the lights in State College, Pennsylvania, when No.
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