UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State’s first trip out of the state of the season will also be its stiffest test of the season, as the Nittany Lions will head to Columbus to take on the defending National Champions and current No. 1 ranked team, Ohio State, in a primetime 8 p.m. match-up on ABC.
Penn State comes off of a five-game homestand that saw nearly a half-million fans delighted with five-straight wins in Beaver Stadium. The finale featured plenty of sunshine for Homecoming. Homecoming festivities concluded the five-game stretch, with Grand Marshal and comedian Keegan-Michael Key `96 spelling head coach James Franklin by leading a team meeting during the week. Perhaps Key’s guidance gave the Lions a boost, as they turned in a complete performance in a 29-7 win over Indiana.
The defense continued a dominant start to Big Ten play, again yielding only one score after holding Rutgers to just a field goal in the conference opener. Carl Nassib continued to badger opposing quarterbacks and now leads the nation in both sacks and forced fumbles. Quarterback Christian Hackenberg also continued his ascent in the Penn State record books, surpassing 7,000 yards passing for his career and accounting for all four touchdowns. After throwing a pair of 39-yard touchdowns, he scrambled for two more as he enjoyed a career rushing day.
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