The solely prime 10 matchup on Saturday’s slate of school soccer featured two Big Ten groups that make submitting your taxes really feel exhilarating. Watching Ohio State and Penn State trade punts for three-plus hours made me yearn for uncooked broccoli simply because I felt myself getting backed up. The Buckeyes gained, 20-12, however don’t be fooled by the remaining — this was not an in depth recreation.
If these packages make up two-thirds of the conference’s elite, Michigan shouldn’t want any superior scouting.
Going into the contest, James Franklin thought his Nittany Lions had expertise on par with the Buckeyes, however forgot that it’s exhausting to attain factors when your QB is handcuffed to the radiator. Drew Allar by no means had an opportunity, ending 18-for-43 for 191 yards and a TD on the day, but was 10-for-31 for 118 earlier than padding stats in rubbish time.
The Penn State QB was solely barely outplayed by Kyle McCord, who racked up 286 yards and a landing merely as a result of a plethora of alternatives. Marvin Harrison Jr.’s career-high 11 catches for 162 yards and a rating was all the offense Ohio State wanted, and it was all they had been going to get.
Ryan Day took a knee at the finish of the first half as a result of the ineffectiveness of his offense a lot to the displeasure of these in attendance at the Horseshoe, however the boos had been misguided. There was zero motive to take an pointless threat as the solely offense to worry was offense itself as a result of McCord was the solely individual able to getting Penn State into the endzone.
If not for a defensive holding penalty that negated a scoop-and-score, the Nittany Lions would’ve made the Buckeyes sweat for 1 / 4 of two. Alas, it was known as again, and the much-heralded matchup slogged ahead, devoid of leisure.
If you’re in search of takeaways about these two golf equipment, it’s the similar because it at all times is: Penn State isn’t prepared for primetime, and Ohio State’s season doesn’t begin till Nov. 25. That’s it. That’s all I’ve bought. I’m going to take a nap like the remainder of the individuals who had been lucky sufficient to sleep by way of Big Ten soccer.
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