They might not always stay in it, but some college football teams simply have a gear that merely good college football teams can’t shift into. Several times Saturday night, Ohio State flashed that gear. Penn State never had the ball with a chance to tie or take the lead against Ohio State after the first four minutes of the 38-25 win in Happy Valley. In building a 21-6 lead in the first half, the Buckeyes outgained Penn State by a total of 280-75. Ohio State started the game with an electric, three-play, 75-yard scoring drive. For a moment, it looked like the Buckeyes would have an easy blowout of the Nittany Lions. But after that, Penn State largely forced Ohio State to be patient, denying the home run play. And Justin Fields and the Ohio State offense did that, putting together drives of 10, 15, 8, 12, and 12 plays.…
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