Monday, November 23, 2009

Ohio State at Penn State

Ohio State offense vs. Penn State defense

• It may be tough sledding for the Buckeyes on the ground against a stout Penn State defensive front seven. DT Jared Odrick continues to cause plenty of havoc in the middle and it will be difficult for the Buckeyes' interior offensive line to keep him out of the backfield. This may sometimes force Ohio State to commit more than one blocker on Odrick. As a result, there will be extra room for a talented and instinctive linebacker corps to work with. OLB Sean Lee is back to 100 percent after suffering a knee injury and is coming off his best performance of the season, notching 12 tackles against Northwestern. In addition, the Nittany Lions' secondary is doing an excellent job of filling in run support and RBs Brandon Saine, Dan Herron and QB Terrelle Pryor are going to have to work extremely hard to find daylight.



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