May 17, 2026

The Ohio State players we're watching vs. Penn State: Buckeye Watch

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football plays its first, and perhaps only, top-10 matchup of the regular season on Saturday at Penn State. When the No. 4 Buckeyes meet the No. 9 Nittany Lions, it goes without saying that OSU will need everybody. This is Buckeye Watch, where we pick out a player or two to focus on coming off one game and heading into the next. Doug Lesmerises and I discuss our picks coming off a win over Tulane, and going into Penn State in the video above. Doug is going with middle linebackers Tuf Borland and Baron Browning, and wondering which player might see more time against a Penn State offense that has a lot of athletes who can be dangerous in space, but also a strong running game led by running back Miles Sanders and quarterback Trace McSorley. I’m going with sophomore right tackle Thayer Munford, who…

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