Ohio State is halfway to history. © JOE HERMITT/pennlive.com/TNS Penn State cornerback Joey Porter Jr. eggs on the crowd during the first quarter on Oct. 22, 2022. Joe Hermitt | jhermitt@pennlive.com In the last decade, no FBS team has finished a full season, COVID-shortened 2020 not included, with a perfect red-zone conversion rate. Some have come close. For example, LSU’s 2019 juggernaut, led by Joe Burrow, Justin Jefferson and Ja’Marr Chase, scored on 73 of 75 red-zone trips with a 78.7% red-zone touchdown rate. But this year’s Buckeyes are on pace to surpass even that otherworldly unit. Ryan Day’s offense, the same one that will challenge Penn State this weekend at Beaver Stadium, has yet to fail in the red zone. Ohio State is the last team in the FBS to have a 100% red-zone conversion rate. What’s more remarkable is how effective they are at maximizing their trips inside…
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