Jay LaPrete/Associated Press The Ohio State football team has a golden opportunity to make a loud statement on Saturday night. The only question is whether the College Football Playoff selection committee will be listening. The Buckeyes hit the road to take on Big Ten foe Penn State in front of as raucous of a crowd as you can find in college football and a prime-time audience on national television. As for the Nittany Lions, they have a chance to turn their season around with an upset after losing two straight to Northwestern and a struggling Michigan team. Penn State probably also wants some revenge from last year’s embarrassing 63-14 loss in Ohio Stadium. Here is a look at all the essential information for the Big Ten showdown as well as a preview. Jamie Sabau/Getty Images Date: Saturday, Oct. 25 Time: 8 p.m. ET Place: Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania TV: ABC Live Stream: Watch ESPN Preview Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Ohio State looks like a completely different team since its stunning loss to Virginia Tech back in early September, but it will be challenged by a stout Penn State defense. The Nittany Lions have the nation’s top run defense, which is allowing a measly 60.8 yards per game, and the sixth-best scoring defense at 15.2 points a game. However, Penn State has done its defensive damage against less-than-stellar competition and is now facing an Ohio State team that is rolling, as Adam Rittenberg of ESPN and Paul Myerberg of USA Today pointed out: That’s called a turnaround RT @PaulMyerberg: Ohio State has outscored four opponents by 224-69 since losing to VT on Sept. 6. — Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) October 18, 2014 Ohio State is fresh off a game that saw it rack up an astonishing 324 rushing yards against Rutgers behind J.T. Barrett, Ezekiel Elliott and an array of other playmakers. It also tallied 269 yards on the ground against Maryland, 380 against Cincinnati and 284 against Kent State. It’s safe to say something has to give between the Buckeyes’ rushing attack and Penn State’s stout run defense. Share Tweet Email Embed It’s not just the Ohio State rushing attack, though, that is steering an offense that just set a program record with four straight games of 50 or more points…
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