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Ohio State Football: 3 keys to victory vs. Penn State in Week 13

By Dante Pryor

LINCOLN, NE - SEPTEMBER 28: Head coach Ryan Day of the Ohio State Buckeyes waits with his team to take the field before the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on September 28, 2019 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)
LINCOLN, NE - SEPTEMBER 28: Head coach Ryan Day of the Ohio State Buckeyes waits with his team to take the field before the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on September 28, 2019 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images) /
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COLUMBUS, OH – OCTOBER 5: J.K. Dobbins #2 of the Ohio State Buckeyes takes off on a 67-yard touchdown run in the second quarter as Joe Bachie #35 of the Michigan State Spartans and Josiah Scott #22 of the Michigan State Spartans give pursuit at Ohio Stadium on October 5, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OH – OCTOBER 5: J.K. Dobbins #2 of the Ohio State Buckeyes takes off on a 67-yard touchdown run in the second quarter as Joe Bachie #35 of the Michigan State Spartans and Josiah Scott #22 of the Michigan State Spartans give pursuit at Ohio Stadium on October 5, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images) /

1. Balanced attack

The Buckeye offense by design wants to deliver body blows to Penn State, and then knock them out in the fourth quarter. You will see a lot of J.K. Dobbins and Master Teague in the first half as they wear down the Penn State defense. Then Justin Fields will throw it all over the field. Ohio State wants to run the Nittany Lions off the field. To do this, they have to be balanced.

With all the talk about Justin Fields, Dobbins and the receiving corps, not many people talk about just how good Ohio State is up front. The Buckeyes have one of the best offensive lines in college football. They are big, athletic, and physical.

Penn State’s defensive line hasn’t played an offensive line like this one. Not only that Indiana exposed Penn State’s porous secondary. The Hoosiers did a good job blocking Penn State’s line and their receivers got what they wanted against the Nittany Lions’ young inexperienced secondary.

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Penn State can’t force Ohio State to be one dimensional. Expect both Dobbins and Fields to have big days.

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