Three reasons Penn State could give Ohio State problems Saturday

Do you expect Penn State to make it a game on Saturday? Here are three reasons why the Nittany Lions might.

Penn State has good skill and scheme

Of any team in the league, Penn State probably has talent on the roster closest to Ohio State. You could make a case for Michigan, but the Nittany Lions’ personnel is probably a little better. Add that to a scheme that has given OSU fits at times over the last few years with the RPO, dual-threat of the QB, and skill receivers, and the Nittany Lions could make life a little more difficult on the OSU defense than what we’ve seen the last few weeks.

Now, all of that has a caveat next to it with how healthy quarterback Sean Clifford is, but if he’s anywhere near 100 percent, he has thrived under new offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich. Also, speaking of which, there’s clearly some familiarity there with former OSU assistant Yurcich that could lead to some well-thought-out principles Saturday in the ‘Shoe.

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