COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio State football receiver corps remains the gold standard, while Penn State has amassed a secondary built to contain it. One matchup Saturday at Beaver Stadium encapsulates the clash between the Buckeyes’ precocious assembly line of wideouts and the Nittany Lions’ physical, athletic defensive backs. Ohio State receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. and Penn State cornerback Joey Porter Jr. — both lanky, skilled and electric — should see plenty of each other in this Big Ten East battle. Both also began their football educations as prodigies scampering around knee-high with the best players in the world. Their fathers played in Pro Bowls, won Super Bowls and passed along more than their famous names. Those players are central to Saturday’s game at Beaver Stadium. Harrison has blossomed into one of the nation’s best all-around receivers in his second season. Porter came into the season with high expectations and…
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