Buckeyes From 10A
their best-in-the-nation offensive stats behind Stroud, who is
being talked about as a possible Heisman Trophy candidate. It
helps that he plays with one of the best wide receiver tandems in the country, Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson, and a prodigy running back
in freshman Treveyon Henderson.
Treveyon Trending
Henderson’s numbers don’t reflect how dynamic the 5-foot-10, 210-pounder has been. That’s because he’s done most of his damage early before sitting out in the second half of blowouts. In his breakout game against Tulsa on Sept. 9, the Hopewell, Virginia, native rushed for a freshman school record 277 yards and three touchdowns. Last week he got nine
carries for 81 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a TD pass. The telling stat: His 8.79 yards-percarry average leads the nation.
Challenging Defense
Penn State’s defense, if it can play up to par again after allowing 395 yards to the rushheavy Illini, will be the best Ohio State
has seen this season. The unit is sixth in the
country in scoring defense, allowing just 14.7 points a game, and has given up just
nine touchdowns. Penn State is 26th nationally in total defense and is allowing 178 passing yards per game. Ohio State is
averaging 352 yards through the air.
Ouotable
“Penn State was just in one of those funks. And to think that they’ve forgotten how to play football is ludicrous,” ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit said this week. “Too much
pride on that roster. Too much talent on that roster. They have
been backed into a corner. They have a chance to salvage their season by beating Ohio State in Columbus. I expect them
to be the kind of team you would expect them to be, and not the team that played
against Illinois last week.”
Injury Report
Ohio State running back Marcus Crowley will be out long term with an unspecified
injury.