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.
Ohio State has to worry about Michigan way more than it needs to worry about the Nittany Lions. The Buckeyes have to prove that they can beat TTUN under Ryan Day.