Ohio State Offense
CJ Stroud: 22/34, 305 yards and one touchdown
Stroud has had better games, but he is still putting himself on the map and keeping himself in the race for the Heisman. They were plays throughout the game where he got little to no protection, but, with his speed and athleticism, Stroud did a nice job extending plays down the field.
Treyveyon Henderson: 28 carries for 152 yards and a touchdown
As mentioned, Henderson has played like one of the most productive running backs in college football. We didn’t see a ton off production from him in the first half. He didn’t find much rhythm until late in the second half. Penn State’s run defense did an impressive job at preventing any sort of motivation from Henderson in the first half. It took Henderson until late in the third quarter to really find his groove and get in the heads of the Penn State defense.
Chris Olave: 3 receptions for 44 yards and a touchdown
Olave didn’t have too much production tonight. However, he did have an impressive touchdown catch late in the first half, beating out a few Penn State defenders. Garrett Wilson: Wilson had a productive game tonight. He was involved right away in Ohio State’s passing game, and he wasted no time to move the ball down the field.
Garrett Wilson: 7 receptions for 82 yards
Wilson had a productive game tonight. He was involved right away in Ohio State’s passing game, and he wasted no time to move the ball down the field.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba: 6 receptions for 97 yards
Smith-Njigba had an impressive game tonight. Every week, it seems to be the Olave and Wilson show. However, like Clifford, Stroud did a nice job at getting more than just those two players involved tonight, resulting in Ohio State win.
Ohio State Defense
This is a different Ohio State from the beginning of the season. The run defense did a nice job tonight. However, the pass defense still struggled to grab any momentum throughout the game.