One of the biggest games of the 2024 college football season is coming on Saturday, with No. 3 Penn State hosting No. 4 Ohio State in Happy Valley for Big Noon Kickoff. It is a game that will hold massive ramifications in the Big Ten Conference Championship race, and in turn, the race for a spot in the College Football Playoff as well.
While the Buckeyes are slight favorites going into the game, it’s going to be a massive challenge for them to overcome recent offensive line woes and get the victory on the road. In their only loss of the season, to the No. 1 Oregon Ducks, Ohio State saw their star left tackle, Josh Simmons, get knocked out for the rest of the season with a knee injury.
In the only game since then, the Buckeyes struggled mightily to run the ball behind their new offensive line, totaling just 64 yards and 2.1 yards per carry on the ground…