Penn State travels to No. 1 Ohio State on Saturday with few expecting the Nittany Lions to pull off the upset.

They’re 20.5-point underdogs for the fourth-straight Big Noon Kickoff game on FOX between the two rivals.

Ohio State’s 2024 national title defense starts on the defensive side, with a unit leading the nation in points allowed and yards allowed. Veteran safety Caleb Downs and linebacker Sonny Styles lead the group coached by first-year coordinator Matt Patricia, while defensive end Caden Curry has quietly tied for the Big Ten lead with seven sacks.

Offensively, the story is largely the same as last year with just a few different characters. Receivers Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate are each superstars, while quarterback Julian Sayin has taken the sport by storm with a nation-

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