Football Preview: Ohio State versus Penn State

When Penn State and Ohio State first met in 1912, the Buckeyes were heavily favored by local newspapers. Fast-forward 102 years later, not much has changed. As the Nittany Lions enter their 30th meeting with Ohio State, James Franklin’s team is a 13.5-point underdog to the No. 13 Buckeyes. While there shouldn’t be any fights or forfeitures that the 1912 game featured, the dramatic shouldn’t escape Beaver Stadium as the game will be the tenth whiteout for Penn State. But before you get to Beaver Stadium or sit down in front of your TV and turn on ABC to watch the game, check out our football preview for this game.  We have great stories like how the whiteout started, Larry Johnson’s return to Happy Valley as a Buckeye, Mike Hull’s success and DaeSean Hamilton’s secret inspiration on Twitter. Read along below to enjoy it all. – Zack Neiner, Collegian Football Editor Football reporter Lee Cary profiles how at one time Penn State was known as the quietest 100,00 fans in the country. That was before the whiteout started in 2004.  Evolution of Penn State’s ‘whiteout’ On the tenth anniversary of Penn State’s whiteout, Lee Cary takes a look back at what started it.  There’s one thing that most Penn State probably won’t ever get comfortable with and that’s seeing Larry Johnson be the defensive line coach of Ohio State. On Saturday, he’ll take Beaver Stadium again, except this time on enemy lines. Changing of Penn State’s defensive guard Former Penn State defensive line coach, now Ohio State defensive line coach Larry Johnson will visit Penn State for the first time on the away team’s sideline. If you follow DaeSean Hamilton on Twitter, you might have seen him retweet some inspirational quotes and sayings. Well, those are from his mom and dad who try their best to motivate DaeSean from home and keep him humble. …

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