While Penn State’s defense was on the field, Grunkemeyer sat at the edge of one of the benches, quarterbacks coach Danny O’Brien on his right. He often spoke with receivers sitting on the bench to his left while Ohio State marched down the field, connecting with receivers easily.

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Penn State’s average starting field position in the first half was its own 37-yard line, largely thanks to Dani Dennis-Sutton’s forced fumble in the second quarter that put the Lions on the OSU 13. Ohio State’s average first-half start was its own 21-yard line. The Lions trailed by just three heading into halftime.

Penn State was able to compete with the Buckeyes in the first half before Ohio State ran away with the game in the second half.

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Penn State continued to feature Kaytron Allen in Saturday’s Big Ten loss to No. 1 Ohio State at the Horseshoe. But it was also clear the Nittany Lions are trying to get Nick Singleton going during the second half of the regular season.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Grading the Penn State football team on its 38-14 loss to Ohio State Saturday at Ohio Stadium: C: Ethan Grunkemeyer again showed pocket presence in a difficult environment, made some nice throws and missed a few. C: Kaytron Allen and Nick Singleton accounted for 132 of Penn State’s 200 total yards and both of its touchdowns.

Penn State gave itself a chance with a strong second quarter, but the Buckeyes proved their dominance in the second half.

Kickoff from Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, is at noon ET. This spread was much tighter in the early-season lookahead lines, but now the Buckeyes are huge 18.5-point favorites in the latest Penn State vs.