Ohio State Football: Keys for Buckeyes to Beat Penn State in Happy Valley

Urban Meyer’s first trip to Beaver Stadium certainly won’t be as easy as the Ohio State Buckeyes coach likely thought a few weeks ago.
Spurred by a resurgent offense, the Penn State Nittany Lions are winners of five straight games and actually come into Saturday’s contest with the Buckeyes as favorites (per Bovada).
That’s a massive change from the Lions that looked lost early in the season and seemed to be on the verge of one of the worst seasons in school history.
Nonetheless, the Buckeyes still have an overall talent advantage and the ability to exploit a few matchups that should lead to victory. 
With that in mind, here is a look at the biggest keys to the Buckeyes coming out on top. 
 
Braxton Miller Must Start

We’ll file this under the “well, duh” category, but it’d be remiss not to note how important Miller is to the Buckeyes’ chances on Saturday.
According to ESPN’s Austin Ward, the Buckeyes’ dual-threat passed all of his tests on Tuesday, but head coach Urban…

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