The one prime 10 matchup on Saturday’s slate of faculty soccer featured two Large Ten groups that make submitting your taxes really feel exhilarating. Watching Ohio State and Penn State change punts for three-plus hours made me yearn for uncooked broccoli simply because I felt myself getting backed up. The Buckeyes received, 20-12, however don’t be fooled by the ultimate — this was not a detailed recreation.
If these packages make up two-thirds of the convention’s elite, Michigan shouldn’t want any superior scouting.
Going into the competition, James Franklin thought his Nittany Lions had expertise on par with the Buckeyes, however forgot that it’s onerous to attain factors when your QB is handcuffed to the radiator. Drew Allar by no means had an opportunity, ending 18-for-43 for 191 yards and a TD on the day, but was 10-for-31 for 118 earlier than padding stats in rubbish time.
The Penn State QB was solely barely outplayed by Kyle McCord, who racked up 286 yards and a landing merely attributable to a plethora of alternatives. Marvin Harrison Jr.’s career-high 11 catches for 162 yards and a rating was all of the offense Ohio State wanted, and it was all they have been going to get.
Ryan Day took a knee on the finish of the primary half because of the ineffectiveness of his offense a lot to the displeasure of these in attendance on the Horseshoe, however the boos have been misguided. There was zero motive to take an pointless threat as the one offense to concern was offense itself as a result of McCord was the one particular person able to getting Penn State into the endzone.
If not for a defensive holding penalty that negated a scoop-and-score, the Nittany Lions would’ve made the Buckeyes sweat for 1 / 4 of two. Alas, it was referred to as again, and the much-heralded matchup slogged ahead, devoid of leisure.
In case you’re on the lookout for takeaways about these two golf equipment, it’s the identical because it all the time is: Penn State isn’t prepared for primetime, and Ohio State’s season doesn’t begin till Nov. 25. That’s it. That’s all I’ve bought. I’m going to take a nap like the remainder of the individuals who have been lucky sufficient to sleep by way of Large Ten soccer.
