Geez, I don't know. 2 years ago, we were 5-0, coming off a blowout of then ranked (hard to believe) Minnesota, and were about as confident as a team could be. This year after squeaking by Indiana I can't imagine we're that confident. But then again we crushed Wisconsin in the last home game. And the Buckeyes are nowhere near as good as they were two years ago.....so this is a tough call. Everything this week is so eerily reminiscent of 2005...College Gameday, crappy weather, people camping who think they're better than everyone else.
Anyways, my prediction is....overtime. And if JoePa has things he hasn't achieved in his career, then he has to achieve them sometime in his career, right? He has never beaten #1 at Beaver? That has to change Saturday night. The game will reach overtime tied at 10, and nobody will be able to score touchdowns. The game will come down to who misses the field goal first. And though I know nothing about OSU's kicker, Kevin Kelly has been better this year (save the missed XP last week) and won't let us down like he almost did in the Orange Bowl. Penn State 22, Ohio State 19, in 4 overtimes.
The OSU kicker is a 28 year old South African
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