Analysis: Marvin Harrison Jr.'s Dominance Too Much fo Penn St.
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00:03 Next game up, we will break down number three, Ohio State,
00:07 and number seven, Penn State here, guys.
00:09 20 to 12 was the final as the Buckeyes win
00:14 at home in the horseshoe.
00:16 Drew Allen, he didn't look that great, I'll tell you.
00:18 From what I caught of this game here, Mark,
00:20 the Nittany Lions really struggled offensively,
00:23 kicking two field goals in the first half.
00:25 They get six points in the fourth quarter.
00:27 That was it.
00:28 20 to 12, Ohio State on top.
00:31 What'd you take away from the horseshoe on Saturday?
00:34 Hit the under in this game.
00:35 Knew it was gonna be a very good defensive battle,
00:37 and that didn't disappoint.
00:38 However, you know, I've said this repeatedly,
00:41 and I've said this several times this year,
00:43 and if you've been following me here on Sports Grid,
00:46 when you play Ohio State, if you want to beat them,
00:49 it's really simple.
00:50 Do not let Marvin Harrison Jr. beat you.
00:55 When Notre Dame played Ohio State,
00:58 why did Ohio State only score 17 points?
01:01 Probably shouldn't even score that last touchdown.
01:02 We'll call it 10, because they managed
01:04 to prevent Marvin Harrison Jr.
01:06 from catching a lot of footballs and going off.
01:09 I text a whole bunch of friends, Drew,
01:11 who you all are mutual friends with,
01:13 the second series of the game, I said,
01:15 "If Penn State doesn't figure out how to way,
01:18 "doesn't figure out a way to stop letting Harrison
01:20 "catch the football, they're dead in the water."
01:22 Harrison goes for 11 receptions,
01:24 162 yards and a touchdown,
01:26 and that ultimately was the difference.
01:28 If Penn State stopped that from happening,
01:30 they win that game, and it cost them.
01:32 Penn State did not play a bad game.
01:35 Penn State is not a bad team.
01:37 Penn State didn't even necessarily play a better team.
01:40 They could not stop one player.
01:42 Kyle McCord, I'll still maintain,
01:44 is a very average quarterback.
01:46 Without that number 18 running around over there
01:47 for Ohio State, that dude does not look like that dude.
01:53 - Yeah, Harrison, where do you think he goes in the draft?
01:57 He's eligible, right?
01:59 How high do you think he goes in the draft?
02:01 - One receiver off the board, top 10.
02:03 - Okay.
02:05 Something I took away from it,
02:07 I don't think you alluded to this,
02:10 the quarterback play.
02:11 For Penn State particularly, Ohio State, it's okay.
02:15 I think both rosters are very talented.
02:17 I think Penn State's defense is really solid.
02:20 - Amazing defense.
02:21 Yeah, they're two amazing defenses.
02:23 I'm not surprised that both of these quarterbacks struggled.
02:26 I would expect that.
02:27 I just didn't expect that Harrison Jr.
02:30 would be allowed to run around free
02:32 like he was a two-star walk-on schmuck
02:35 that nobody ever heard of.
02:37 - How do you think this Michigan-Penn State game comes?
02:42 What, next week?
02:43 You giving Penn State any shot?
02:47 Puncher's chance, if you will?
02:50 The game is at Penn State or is it at,
02:53 it's at Penn State, it's in Happy Valley, right?
02:57 - Yeah.
03:00 - Yeah, I would hope so.
03:00 - Yeah, at home, they'll have a puncher's chance.
03:03 But that game last year was a tight game in the first half,
03:06 and then they came out for the second half,
03:08 and I think, what's his face?
03:11 Not McCarthy.
03:12 Who was the quarterback there last year for Penn State?
03:15 I forget his name.
03:17 Anyway, he threw a pick at Sean.
03:20 - It was McCarthy.
03:21 - Was it McCarthy?
03:23 Sean Clifford.
03:24 Yeah, right, Sean Clifford was it.
03:26 I think he threw a pick and then there was like
03:28 two long runs, Blake Corham and Penn State was dead,
03:31 and they never got back into it.
03:32 - Sean Clifford was last year?
03:35 I thought that was two years ago, no?
03:38 - I thought there was an Irish kid, Mick, somebody.
03:41 It was Sean Clifford.
03:44 I thought that's what it was.
03:46 I said it, I couldn't remember.
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