1 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: Welcome back into the Penn State pulse. I'm youro still 2 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:12,320 Speaker 1: in Dawson. Penn State now sits at seven to zero 3 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:15,760 Speaker 1: on the season after a resilient comeback win against Wisconsin 4 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:17,320 Speaker 1: up there in Madison. 5 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 2: This Saturday, though, is the big one. 6 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: It's a top five matchup in Beaver Stadium as number 7 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:28,080 Speaker 1: three Penn State place host to number four Ohio State 8 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 1: in what could be the game of the year in 9 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 1: college football. It'll unfortunately be a noon kick, Thank you Fox. 10 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 1: The spread on this thing right now sits at Ohio 11 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 1: State by three and a half points. The elephant in 12 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:43,479 Speaker 1: the room I'm gonna get to this right away is 13 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:47,159 Speaker 1: the Penn State quarterback situation, as Drew Aller suffered a 14 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 1: lower body injury against Wisconsin that appeared to be something 15 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:53,519 Speaker 1: in his knee. It's not long term, but his status 16 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 1: for this Saturday is questionable. If Drew can't go, it'll 17 00:00:56,760 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 1: be redshirt sophomore backup Bo Pribulah was able to come 18 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 1: in and help save the day against Wisconsin last weekend, 19 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:06,480 Speaker 1: but Ohio State is obviously a different level of talent 20 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:10,120 Speaker 1: than Wisconsin and a different level of defense. I do 21 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:12,680 Speaker 1: think this is a winnable game with either QB in there, 22 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:15,640 Speaker 1: ps you would need a little more juice from their defense, 23 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 1: and special teams would need, especially that defense to play 24 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 1: three four quarters instead of two of good football. But 25 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:25,560 Speaker 1: it is possible with Bo Pabula starting this game. The 26 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 1: situation right here is a huge reason why you brought 27 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 1: in Andy Katto Niki from Kansas at offensive coordinator. AKA 28 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: dealt with starting QB Jalen Daniels missing most of the 29 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 1: Jayhawk season last year and was still able to help 30 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: them get to nine and four while averaging nearly thirty 31 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: five points per game with backup QB Jason Bean at 32 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 1: the helm. Aka is creative and he builds the offensive 33 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 1: game plan around the roster strengths on. 34 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 2: A week two week basis. 35 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 1: He will go to what is working and will mask 36 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 1: the weaknesses with the strengths. We saw just that against 37 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 1: USC and Tyler Warren collected seventeen catches. It kept working 38 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 1: and Aka just kept going back to the well for more. 39 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 1: If it ain't broke, don't fix it right. So, just 40 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:12,920 Speaker 1: for the record, my personal read on this thing is 41 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: that Drew Aller will play. He will start this game. 42 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:18,920 Speaker 1: He'll be in some pain if the injury prediction of 43 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: a grade one mcl sprain is correct, but he would 44 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 1: be able to go at nearly one hundred percent. If 45 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 1: it is Drew, I think they'll try to have him 46 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:31,359 Speaker 1: get that ball out quickly and limit his need to 47 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:33,919 Speaker 1: run the ball because he will indeed be lacking mobility 48 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:38,440 Speaker 1: if he does play. If it isn't looking right or natural, though, 49 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 1: I say, don't drag it, pull Drew Aller right away 50 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 1: and put Bow in the game. The buck geys one 51 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:47,399 Speaker 1: loss on the season is on the road by one 52 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:51,680 Speaker 1: point against now ranked number one Oregon. They don't really 53 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 1: have any quality wins at this point in the season, 54 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:55,960 Speaker 1: but that would obviously change with a win on Saturday 55 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:59,359 Speaker 1: against Penn State. This is not quite the typical Ohio 56 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 1: State team that used to seeing. Don't get me wrong. 57 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 1: They have a ton of talent, a ton of depth 58 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:07,400 Speaker 1: on both sides of the ball, but there is certainly 59 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:10,600 Speaker 1: some holes in this roster, more so than usual. 60 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 2: In my opinion. 61 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:14,960 Speaker 1: Will Howard is the guy at quarterback. He has been 62 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 1: great for them, but he is not the typical c. J. 63 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 1: Stroud or maybe Justin Field's Cali caliber of player that 64 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 1: we're used to seeing at that position in Columbus. The 65 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 1: big week point that has been identified on this team 66 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 1: is the offensive line. They were struggling a bit this 67 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:33,639 Speaker 1: season to begin with for Ohio State standards, and then 68 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 1: lost starting left tackle Josh Simmons, likely for the season 69 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 1: but certainly for this game. They put zen Mike Awski 70 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 1: sorry if I pronounced that wrong in as the replacement, 71 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 1: and he went down last Saturday against Nebraska, so he 72 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 1: is questionable for this game. But Ryan Day just said 73 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 1: today which is Thursday, that he is unlikely to play 74 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 1: this weekend. So the Buckeyes will likely be down to 75 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 1: their third guy at the most important position on the 76 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:03,520 Speaker 1: offensive line, at that. 77 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 2: Left tackle spot. 78 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 1: So this will be the type of game where every 79 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 1: point matters, and I think a huge part of that 80 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 1: will be how Penn State's defense responds to Ohio State's 81 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 1: red zone drives. The Buckeys have been one of the 82 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:18,120 Speaker 1: most efficient teams in the nation this season as far 83 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: as scoring and the red zone goes. They have made 84 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:22,880 Speaker 1: twenty seven trips to the red zone this season and 85 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 1: have scored on twenty seven. Twenty five of those scores 86 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 1: this might even be more impressive, have been touchdowns that 87 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:34,240 Speaker 1: PSCU defense has shown a lot of bend but don't 88 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 1: break mentality this year with slowing teams down toward the 89 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 1: end of their big drives, and that trend will be 90 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:43,680 Speaker 1: extremely important to continue this Saturday. Ohio State's offense is 91 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:46,279 Speaker 1: gonna get their explosive plays. They're gonna have some drives 92 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:48,159 Speaker 1: where they're down in that Penn State red zone. That 93 00:04:48,279 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 1: is a given, but I really like the nitt Nellions 94 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:53,159 Speaker 1: chances if they can hold the majority of those long 95 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 1: Buckeye drives to zero or. 96 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 2: Three point results. 97 00:04:57,200 --> 00:05:00,960 Speaker 1: Another part of that OSU offense that hasn't quite lived 98 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 1: up to expectations is the run game. You better believe 99 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 1: that Penn State will try to shut that down right 100 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 1: away on Saturday, similar to the Wisconsin game. If you 101 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:11,760 Speaker 1: can shut down the run early on and make the 102 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:15,039 Speaker 1: offense one dimensional, it'll allow your elite pass rushers in 103 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 1: Abdul Carter and hopefully denied in the Sutton to get 104 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 1: in the quarterback's face and create havoc. We saw this 105 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:24,720 Speaker 1: exact scenario unfold against the Badgers when a Keen Beamon 106 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:27,480 Speaker 1: was able to apply pressure on Braden Lock up the middle. 107 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:30,359 Speaker 1: This forced an errant pass from Locke that ended up 108 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 1: in the hands of Jalen Reid, which ended up being 109 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:35,640 Speaker 1: the pick six, of course, and that was a play 110 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 1: that shifted the entire course of that game in favor 111 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:41,279 Speaker 1: of the nitty Lyons. We all know Ohio State has 112 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:44,600 Speaker 1: an elite duo at running back in Trey Henderson and 113 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:47,080 Speaker 1: quinch On Judkins, and I'll get to them in a bit. 114 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:50,800 Speaker 1: That State needs to shut them down early. This is 115 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:54,600 Speaker 1: an essential to win this game. So let's jump into 116 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:57,760 Speaker 1: segment two with some Buckeyes to keep an eye on, 117 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:01,440 Speaker 1: starting with Will Howard at quarterback. Of course, the fifth 118 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:04,839 Speaker 1: year senior is a Kansas State transfer who grew up 119 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:07,039 Speaker 1: a little bit outside of Philly, so he's a PA guy, 120 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:11,720 Speaker 1: which is kind of funny with Drew Allerbannon from Ohio. 121 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:14,760 Speaker 1: Howard actually went to Downingtown West, which is the same 122 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:18,039 Speaker 1: high school as Penn State's starting left tackle Drew Shelton. 123 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 1: Howard has posted nearly eighteen hundred yards so far through 124 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:25,400 Speaker 1: seven games this season, as well as seventeen touchdowns and 125 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:29,159 Speaker 1: just four picks. He has completed an impressive seventy four 126 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:33,120 Speaker 1: percent of his passes as well. Howard also runs the 127 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:35,920 Speaker 1: ball quite a bit. Despite his large stature. He is 128 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 1: averaging like six runs a game, I think, and he 129 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:41,160 Speaker 1: has scored five touchdowns on the ground thus far. So 130 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:42,960 Speaker 1: Penn State will definitely have to keep an eye on 131 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 1: him taking off because he will beat you with his 132 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:49,360 Speaker 1: legs as well if given the opportunity, especially down around 133 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:52,920 Speaker 1: the goal line. Next up is that running back duo 134 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:56,360 Speaker 1: of Henderson and Judkins. They are the definition of home 135 00:06:56,440 --> 00:07:00,320 Speaker 1: run hitters, both of them. Judkins has five twenty yards 136 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:03,479 Speaker 1: and six touchdowns on the year and Henderson has tallied 137 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:06,159 Speaker 1: four hundred and forty nine yards and four touchdowns of 138 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 1: his own. Not so much for Trey, but Judkins has 139 00:07:09,680 --> 00:07:12,119 Speaker 1: also been involved in the pass game a bit as well. 140 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 1: If anyone tuned in may recognize that name Quinchhn Judkins 141 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 1: from somewhere but can't quite pinpoint it, it is probably 142 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:22,880 Speaker 1: because you watched him run all over Penn State last 143 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:25,559 Speaker 1: year in the Peach Bowl dressed in an old mess 144 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:28,960 Speaker 1: Rebels uniform. He had one and twenty total yards and 145 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:34,840 Speaker 1: a receiving touchdown did mister Judkins in that Peach Bowl? So, 146 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 1: as I said earlier, the game plan for the Penn 147 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:40,280 Speaker 1: State defense will be to replicate what they were able 148 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:43,760 Speaker 1: to execute last weekend against Wisconsin, shut down the run early, 149 00:07:43,960 --> 00:07:46,640 Speaker 1: especially the explosives, and forced. 150 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:47,720 Speaker 2: That offense to throw it on you. 151 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 1: All Right now, y'all know we weren't going to get 152 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 1: through this segment without this name being mentioned, and that 153 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:58,760 Speaker 1: is true Freshman phenom wide receiver Jeremiah Smith. He has 154 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 1: been nothing short of space tacular this season. You just 155 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 1: simply don't see many people like him even in D 156 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:08,119 Speaker 1: one college football. I mean, he's like eighteen years old, 157 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 1: He's six three two fifteen and runs a four to four. 158 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 1: He's posted thirty five catches for six hundred and twenty 159 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:17,560 Speaker 1: three yards and eight touchdowns on the season, and I'm 160 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:20,000 Speaker 1: pretty sure those eight touchdowns are tied for the most 161 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 1: in power for college football. That's also seventeen point eight 162 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:28,720 Speaker 1: yards per catch. By the way, he is explosive. This 163 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 1: teenager is wide receiver one on a team known as 164 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:35,079 Speaker 1: wide receiver. You and a team that turns guys at 165 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:38,880 Speaker 1: his position into the league on a yearly basis. It's 166 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 1: just pretty crazy stuff. A Mechabuka also has to be 167 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 1: mentioned here. While we're on the topic of wide receivers. 168 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 1: He's done some damage against Penn State in the past. 169 00:08:48,880 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 1: He has forty three receptions on the year for five 170 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:54,840 Speaker 1: hundred and forty six yards and six touchdowns. At Buka 171 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:57,320 Speaker 1: is a great all around receiver that kind of just 172 00:08:57,360 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 1: does everything for them. He lines up in the slot 173 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:02,520 Speaker 1: and on the outside and lots of those short, quick 174 00:09:02,559 --> 00:09:05,680 Speaker 1: throws go his way. So a clear top two in 175 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:08,839 Speaker 1: that Ohio State wide receiver room of Jeremiah Smith and 176 00:09:08,880 --> 00:09:12,440 Speaker 1: a Mecca Igbuka to keep an eye on. Next up, 177 00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:15,679 Speaker 1: All big Penn State football fans know this name. Some 178 00:09:15,720 --> 00:09:19,320 Speaker 1: of you associate this name with some severe PTSD and 179 00:09:19,440 --> 00:09:21,360 Speaker 1: that name is defensive end JT. 180 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:22,360 Speaker 2: Tuamoloow. 181 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:25,560 Speaker 1: He is the Buckeye sack leader this season with four 182 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:28,480 Speaker 1: and he put up one of the top defensive performances 183 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:31,760 Speaker 1: we've ever seen against PSU in twenty twenty two. 184 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:33,480 Speaker 2: All right, here we go. 185 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:37,320 Speaker 1: Six tackles, three tackles for loss, two sacks, two interceptions, 186 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:41,360 Speaker 1: one force fumble, one fumble recovery, and a touchdown. He 187 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:45,640 Speaker 1: also forced a pick from Sean Clifford. I believe he 188 00:09:45,720 --> 00:09:48,959 Speaker 1: tipped it up and I can't think of the name 189 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:51,360 Speaker 1: right now. One of the defensive ends called it not 190 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 1: much else to say here besides please block that man. 191 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 1: Moving on to the Buckeyes top tackler line black linebacker 192 00:09:59,320 --> 00:10:03,080 Speaker 1: and safety high Sonny Styles. He should probably be playing 193 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:06,240 Speaker 1: under coach Poindexter here at Penn State because Dex loves 194 00:10:06,240 --> 00:10:09,520 Speaker 1: his big safeties and mister Styles is six foot four, 195 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:10,439 Speaker 1: two hundred. 196 00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:11,439 Speaker 2: And thirty five pounds. 197 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:13,720 Speaker 1: They do line him up in the box a bunch 198 00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:16,960 Speaker 1: as well, though, which obviously translates to all these tackles. 199 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 1: He actually may play more reps at linebacker than safety, 200 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:22,679 Speaker 1: but they do drop him into coverage a lot. He 201 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 1: has forty three total tackles, three tackles for loss, a sack, 202 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:29,720 Speaker 1: and a pass defense so far on the season. He's big, 203 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:32,480 Speaker 1: he's fast, he's physical. That'll be a player that the 204 00:10:32,559 --> 00:10:36,079 Speaker 1: Nittany Lions absolutely have to game plan for. And then 205 00:10:36,120 --> 00:10:38,280 Speaker 1: finally for players to watch. I wanted to hit on 206 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:41,640 Speaker 1: linebacker Cody Simon. This is a player whose high school 207 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:44,440 Speaker 1: recruitment Penn State was also in on when he was 208 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:47,960 Speaker 1: coming out of Saint Peter's Prep in New Jersey. He 209 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:51,360 Speaker 1: has posted thirty three tackles, four tackles for loss, four 210 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:53,960 Speaker 1: passes defense to one sack and a fumble. 211 00:10:54,040 --> 00:10:55,000 Speaker 2: Recovery on the season. 212 00:10:55,880 --> 00:10:58,000 Speaker 1: Just off the top of my head, Curtis Jacobs is 213 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:00,640 Speaker 1: a guy that Simon reminds me a lot of. It's 214 00:11:00,679 --> 00:11:03,520 Speaker 1: just a quick, easy comparison to make. They're both slightly 215 00:11:03,640 --> 00:11:07,760 Speaker 1: undersized for a traditional linebacker, more of that modern smaller 216 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:10,880 Speaker 1: linebacker that can efficiently defend both the run and the 217 00:11:10,880 --> 00:11:13,719 Speaker 1: pass quick enough to drop into coverage in a lot 218 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:18,120 Speaker 1: of those situations. So let's now jump into some predictions. 219 00:11:20,760 --> 00:11:23,840 Speaker 1: All right, here we go. First up, the Ohio State 220 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:27,200 Speaker 1: buck guys are averaging forty four point through three points 221 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:30,040 Speaker 1: per game in twenty twenty four, and that is including 222 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:33,040 Speaker 1: thirty one points against the number one ranked Oregon Ducks. 223 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:36,360 Speaker 1: I think this is a statement game from Penn State's 224 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:40,200 Speaker 1: defense in particular, and they are able to cement themselves 225 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:42,560 Speaker 1: as the top defense in the Big Ten Conference. 226 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 2: Penn State holds Ohio State to about half. 227 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:48,640 Speaker 1: Of their season average in points per game with under 228 00:11:48,679 --> 00:11:53,319 Speaker 1: twenty five. Next up, Penn State's slow starts have been 229 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:56,160 Speaker 1: an issue not only this season, but against Ohio State 230 00:11:56,160 --> 00:12:00,000 Speaker 1: in particular throughout recent history. That narrative changes this weekend. 231 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:02,280 Speaker 1: Give me the Penn State and the Allions cracking the 232 00:12:02,280 --> 00:12:06,760 Speaker 1: scoreboard first on Saturday, and then finally, Jalen Reed came 233 00:12:06,840 --> 00:12:10,240 Speaker 1: up huge against both USC and Wisconsin. He had the 234 00:12:10,280 --> 00:12:13,439 Speaker 1: interception against USC to end the Trojans possible game winning 235 00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:16,920 Speaker 1: drive late in that fourth quarter. Then he had the 236 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:20,000 Speaker 1: pick six in the third quarter against Wisco to fully 237 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:22,640 Speaker 1: shift momentum in that one. He might have actually had 238 00:12:22,679 --> 00:12:24,480 Speaker 1: a second pick last weekend, which I haven't seen a 239 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:27,240 Speaker 1: lot of people talk about later in the fourth quarter 240 00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:30,040 Speaker 1: along the sideline, but they didn't even review it. I 241 00:12:30,040 --> 00:12:32,640 Speaker 1: think he might have had a foot in regardless, though, 242 00:12:32,720 --> 00:12:35,240 Speaker 1: Jalen is playing on an All American level right now, 243 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:38,640 Speaker 1: and he's been even better as the competition has ramped up. 244 00:12:39,080 --> 00:12:41,200 Speaker 1: So give me a third straight game with the pick 245 00:12:41,280 --> 00:12:46,040 Speaker 1: for Jalen Reed, Penn State safety. Right, let's wrap this 246 00:12:46,080 --> 00:12:50,600 Speaker 1: thing up now with my score prediction. You guys see 247 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:53,199 Speaker 1: the smile. I had us going eleven to one in 248 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:56,520 Speaker 1: the preseason with our only loss to Ohio State. This 249 00:12:56,760 --> 00:13:00,240 Speaker 1: is another year of Penn State playing underdog against more 250 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:03,760 Speaker 1: talented Ohio State team. Penn State isn't expected to beat 251 00:13:03,760 --> 00:13:06,240 Speaker 1: this Ohio State team three and a half point dogs, 252 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:10,000 Speaker 1: but you know what, this is the year maybe it's 253 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:11,920 Speaker 1: the blue and white glasses I'm looking through, but I 254 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:15,160 Speaker 1: don't care. I've only gained confidence as the week it's 255 00:13:15,160 --> 00:13:17,760 Speaker 1: going on. So with all of Happy Valley and Beaver 256 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:20,679 Speaker 1: Stadium behind them, the twenty twenty four Penn State Nindie 257 00:13:20,679 --> 00:13:23,480 Speaker 1: Lions will beat Ohio State twenty seven to twenty three. 258 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:27,319 Speaker 1: It's a field storming and total chaos and state college 259 00:13:27,360 --> 00:13:30,800 Speaker 1: and an undefeated regular season becomes a real possibility for 260 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:33,800 Speaker 1: the Nitty Lions. So that is gonna do it for 261 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:37,080 Speaker 1: today's episode of The Penn State Pulse. Thank you guys 262 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:39,720 Speaker 1: so much for tuning in. Let's get this thing done 263 00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:42,040 Speaker 1: and I'll see y'all after to break it all down.