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PENN STATE VISITS OHIO STATE FOR PRIME-TIME MATCHUP<\/strong>
 \u2022 OPENING KICK: No. 20\/17 Penn State takes on No. 5\/5 Ohio State on Saturday in Ohio Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. The 2021 season is presented by PSECU.
\u2022 SERIES HISTORY: The Nittany Lions will meet Ohio State for the 37th matchup. Three of the last five matchups have been decided by three or less points. In 2020, Penn State fell 38-25 in Beaver Stadium. Sean Clifford threw for 281 yards and three touchdowns. All three scores were caught by Jahan Dotson, who finished the game with eight receptions for 144 yards. Ellis Brooks led the PSU defense with 11 tackles and one tackle for loss.
\u2022 RED ZONE BATTLE: Saturday\u2019s game will feature the Big Ten\u2019s best red zone defense against its best red zone offense. Penn State leads the Big Ten and ranks seventh in the country allowing a 65.2 conversion rate in the red zone and holding opponents scoreless eight times, tied for the nation\u2019s best. Ohio State paces the conference and holds sixth in the nation with a 96.6 conversion rate including 23 touchdowns in 29 trips.
\u2022 MORE TAKEAWAYS: The Nittany Lions forced three takeaways against Illinois. Curtis Jacobs recorded an interception in the first quarter, Brandon Smith forced a fumble in the second quarter and Derrick Tangelo and Nick Tarburton worked to force another fumble in the third quarter. Penn State has forced a turnover in 13-straight games (20 total takeaways) dating back to the 2020 season.
\u2022 LONG RECEPTIONS: Jahan Dotson, KeAndre Lambert-Smith and Parker Washington have combined for 18 catches of 20-plus yards this season. Dotson leads the group with eight 20-plus yard catches, including a 36-yard grab against Illinois. Washington has six 20-plus yard receptions, while LambertSmith has four, including a 42-yard touchdown against the Illini. Dotson has caught at least one 20-yard pass in 24 career games.
\u2022 THE OPPOSITION: Ohio State is coming off a 54-7 win over Indiana last Saturday. The Buckeyes tallied 539 yards, including 382 through the air. C.J. Stroud completed 21-of-28 passes for 266 yards and four touchdowns. TreVeyon Henderson scored three touchdowns, two rushing and one receiving, while rushing for 81 yards. The Buckeyes recorded 14 tackles for loss as they held Indiana to 128 total yards.
 
HEAD COACH RYAN DAY<\/strong>

\u2022 Ryan Day became the 25th head football coach at Ohio State on Jan. 2, 2019.
\u2022 Day is in his third full season with a career record of 29-3, a 19-0 mark in Big Ten Conference games, and two Big Ten Championships and two College Football Playoff appearances.
 \u2022 A QB coach for the San Francisco 49ers in 2016 under Chip Kelly and in 2015 for the Philadelphia Eagles under Kelly, Day is in his fourth season overall at Ohio State and his 19th season as a coach in the NFL or collegiate ranks. He was Ohio State\u2019s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 2017-18.
\u2022 Day was a three-year starting quarterback at New Hampshire when Chip Kelly was offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, graduating in 2002.
 
SCOUTING THE BUCKEYES<\/strong>

\u2022 Ohio State is 6-1 this season with wins over Minnesota (45-31), Tulsa (41-20), Akron (59-7), Rutgers (52-13), Maryland (66-17) and Indiana (54-7).
\u2022 The Buckeyes\u2019 offense leads the country in scoring (49.3 ppg) and total yards (559.7), while ranking seventh in passing offense (352.1) and 25th in rushing offense (207.6).
\u2022 QB CJ Stroud has completed 68 percent of his passes for 1,965 yards and 22 touchdowns.
\u2022 Stroud paces the Big ten in passing yards per game (327.5), passing touchdowns (22), yards per completion (15.7) and passing efficiency (192.8).
\u2022 WR Garrett Wilson leads the receiving corps with 36 receptions, 605 yards and six touchdowns, while WR Chris Olave has 32 catches for 518 yards and eight scores.
\u2022 RB TreVeyon Henderson paces the Buckeyes with 686 rushing yards (98.0 per game) and nine touchdowns.
\u2022 Ohio State\u2019s defense sits 18th in the nation in scoring (18.6 ppg), 48th in total defense (350.3), 73rd in passing defense (230.9) and 28th in rushing defense (119.4).
\u2022 S Ronnie Hickman leads the Buckeyes with 52 tackles and two interceptions.
\u2022 DT Haskell Garrett paces the unit with 6.0 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks
 
ILLINOIS NOTES<\/strong>

\u2022 The nine overtime-game set an NCAA record for most overtimes across all divisions. The previous NCAA football mark was an eight-overtime game between Bethune-Cookman and Virginia State in 1998. In FBS, there have been six, seven-overtime games.
\u2022 The nine-overtime game came under the NCAA\u2019s overtime format, adopted before the 2021 season, which includes teams trading 2-point conversion attempts beginning in the third overtime.
\u2022 Penn State\u2019s previous longest overtime game was a four-overtime win over Michigan (43-40) in 2013. \u2022 The Nittany Lions held Illinois to 38 yards passing, on 21 attempts, the second-lowest mark under James Franklin.
\u2022 Dating back to the Nebraska game in 2020, Penn State has forced a turnover in 13-straight games (20 total, 14 interceptions, 6 fumbles).
\u2022 Penn State has held opponents to 24 or less points in 11-straight games, dating back to the Michigan game in 2020.
 
IN THE POLLS<\/strong>

\u2022 Penn State sits No. 20 in the AP Poll and No. 17 in the USA Today\/ AFCA Coaches Poll.
\u2022 Penn State is one of five Big Ten teams in the Top 20 in the AP Poll, including No. 5 Ohio State, No. 6 Michigan, No. 8 Michigan State and No. 9 Iowa.
\u2022 The Nittany Lions own two wins over Top 25 teams this season, defeating No. 12\/15 Wisconsin (16-10) and No. 22\/20 Auburn (28-20).
 
NITTANY LIONS FROM OHIO<\/strong>

\u2022 QB Sean Clifford – Cincinnati\/St. Xavier
\u2022 WR Liam Clifford – Maineville\/St. Xavier
\u2022 DT Aeneas Hawkins – Cincinnati\/Moeller
\u2022 OL Juice Scruggs – Ashtabula\/Cathedral Prep (Pa.)
\u2022 OL Mike Miranda – Stow\/Stow-Munroe Falls
\u2022 SN Chris Stoll – Westerville\/St. Francis DeSales
 
A GLOBAL GAME<\/strong>
\u2022 The Nittany Lions\u2019 roster includes 10 players with hometowns outside of the U.S.
\u2022 Redshirt senior P Barney Amor is from Gilly, Switzerland.
\u2022 Redshirt sophomore DT Joseph Appiah Darkwa (North Rhine-Westphalia) and freshman WR Jan Mahlert (F\u00fcrstenfeldbruck) are both from Germany.
\u2022 Sophomore TE Theo Johnson (Windsor, Ont.), freshman S Frederik Lesieur (Montreal), senior DE\/LB Jesse Luketa (Ottawa), redshirt freshman WR Malick Meiga (Saint Jerome, QC), redshirt senior S Jonathan Sutherland (Ottawa) and freshman QB Christian Veilleux (Ottawa) are all Canada natives.
\u2022 Sophomore DT Jordan van den Berg is from Johannesburg, South Africa
 
FAMILY AFFAIR<\/strong>
\u2022 Penn Staters know that it is very common for generations of families to all attend Penn State. For a fortunate few, immediate family members are also able to follow in a brother, father or grandfather\u2019s footsteps on the Penn State football team.
\u2022 Two sons of Penn State lettermen are on the 2021 team.
Father (Letters)                                            Son (Class)
Brian Chizmar (1986-89)              Max Chizmar (R-Sr.)
Bruce Ellis (1973-76)                     Keaton Ellis (Jr.)
\u2022 Three pairs of brothers are currently represented.
Older (Years\/Class)                        Younger (Class)
Max Chizmar (2017-pres.; R-Sr.)   Ben Chizmar (Fr.)
Sean Clifford (2018-pres.; R-Sr.)    Liam Clifford (Fr.)
Kalen King (2021-pres; Fr.)            (Twins) Kobe King (Fr.
 
CORNERBACKS NOTES<\/strong>

\u2022 The Nittany Lion defense includes a deep and talented secondary. The group has combined to play in 330 games and start 82 contests at the Power Five level.
\u2022 Penn State has forced nine interceptions in 2021, ranking 14th in the FBS and second in the Big Ten.
\u2022 The Nittany Lions are holding opposing offenses to a 97.04 passing efficiency, leading the Big Ten and sitting third in the nation.
\u2022 Penn State is allowing just 178.0 passing yards per game, holding third in the Big Ten and 15th in the country.
\u2022 An All-Big Ten selection in 2019 and 2020, senior CB Tariq Castro-Fields returns to lead the cornerbacks. He has 128 tackles, three interceptions and 24 pass breakups in his Penn State career.
\u2022 Castro-Fields had a season-high two pass breakups against Indiana.
\u2022 Castro-Fields also had a key pass breakup that resulted in an interception by S Ji\u2019Ayir Brown against Villanova.
\u2022 Redshirt sophomore CB Joey Porter Jr. matched a career high with six tackles against Wisconsin and made a key pass breakup on third down before an interception by S Jaquan Brisker.
\u2022 Porter tied his career best with six stops and had a pass breakup against Auburn.
\u2022 Porter added his first career forced fumble in the fourth quarter against the Tigers.
\u2022 Porter grabbed his first career interception against Indiana.
\u2022 Porter recorded a career-high nine tackles, eight solo, against Illinois and broke up a pass.
\u2022 Redshirt sophomore CB Daequan Hardy recorded his first career interception against Ball State.
\u2022 Hardy broke up two passes in each game against Villanova and Indiana.
\u2022 Hardy had a career-best 2.0 tackles for loss and a solo sack at Iowa.
\u2022 Freshman CB Kalen King posted three tackles and his first career forced fumble against Ball State.
\u2022 Since 2014, the Nittany Lions have allowed less than 200 passing yards in 56 games, tied for the fourth-most among FBS teams.
\u2022 Penn State held Illinois to 38 yards passing, the second-lowest by an opponent in the James Franklin era.
\u2022 Terry M. Smith is in his eighth season as Penn State\u2019s cornerbacks coach. He is also the program\u2019s associate head coach and defensive recruiting coordinator.
\u2022 Over the last six seasons, Smith has tutored a secondary which has seen six defensive backs taken in the NFL Draft, tied for the ninth-most nationally.
\u2022 Smith was a four-year letterwinner (1988-91) and three-year starter at wide receiver at Penn State. He ranks tied for 10th in career receiving touchdowns (15), 13th in career receiving yardage (1,825) and 14th in career receptions (108).
 
SAFETIES NOTES<\/strong>

\u2022 Senior Jaquan Brisker leads the safeties room.
\u2022 Brisker was tabbed a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award.
\u2022 Brisker was named Midseason All-America by the Associated Press, ESPN and The Athletic (first team). \u2022 Brisker is on preseason watch lists for the Bednarik Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Jim Thorpe Award and Reese\u2019s Senior Bowl. He additionally was named a second-team Preseason All-American by the Associated Press.
\u2022 Brisker has at least a half tackle for loss in six of seven games this season.
\u2022 According to Pro Football Focus, Brisker has played 738 coverage snaps without allowing a touchdown, the most in college football since 2019.
\u2022 Against Wisconsin, two Lackawanna College alums played a big role. Brisker and senior S Ji\u2019Ayir Brown each recorded interceptions in the closing minutes to seal the victory.
\u2022 Brisker\u2019s interception stopped a Wisconsin drive inside the Penn State 10. He returned the interception 41 yards.
\u2022 Brisker added a tackle for loss and a pass breakup against the Badgers.
\u2022 Brisker recorded an interception in the first quarter against Iowa. He added a career-high-tying nine tackles (seven solo).
\u2022 Brisker tallied eight tackles and a fumble recovery against Illinois.
\u2022 Brown ranks third in the Big Ten with three interceptions this season, good for seventh in the FBS.
\u2022 Since 2000, Brown is the third Nittany Lion to record three interceptions in the first five games of a season, joining James Boyd (2000) and Nick Sukay (2010).
\u2022 Brown had a career-high, and team-best, 13 tackles (11 solo) against Illinois.
\u2022 Against Indiana, Brown became the first Penn State player with at least three interceptions in a season since 2018 (Garrett Taylor 3, Amani Oruwariye 3, Nick Scott 3).
\u2022 Brown made his first start against Wisconsin and tallied his first interception, as time expired, as a Nittany Lion.
\u2022 Brown picked off a pass in the third quarter against Villanova and added a tackle for loss.
\u2022 Brown intercepted a pass against Indiana.
\u2022 Redshirt senior S Jonathan Sutherland led the PSU secondary with seven tackles, six solo, against the Badgers.
\u2022 Co-Defensive coordinator\/safeties coach Anthony Poindexter is in his first season on the Nittany Lion coaching staff.
\u2022 Poindexter has 18 years of collegiate coaching experience, including seven as a defensive or co-defensive coordinator.
\u2022 As a player, Poindexter was a two-time consensus All-American at Virginia and was chosen as the 1998 ACC Defensive Player of the Year.
\u2022 Poindexter was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2020.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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