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00:00It's a top five tilt in Happy Valley.
00:07Number three, Penn State, number four, Ohio State.
00:10The Buckeyes, a three and a half point road favorite, total working its way up to 47 and
00:15a half.
00:16Coach, it's one of the shorter spreads we have seen in this game in quite some time.
00:20Just three and a half points.
00:22How competitive do you expect the matchup between the Buckeyes and the Nittany Lions
00:25to be?
00:27Oh, I think it's going to be very competitive, but I think three and a half points is a good
00:32separation between the two teams.
00:34But, you know, every year it seems like Penn State gets to be 5-0, 6-0, and then they play
00:39Ohio State or Michigan, and everything goes bad.
00:43It's hard to get that out of your head, but they're a great team.
00:46We'll see how far the quarterback, Galar, can play.
00:48If he goes in like Cook at Missouri and has to come out, that can be a problem.
00:52But to me, Ohio State is the key.
00:55They have got to play up to their talent level.
00:57You know, I talked to a couple of pro scouts this week.
00:59They still consider them to have the most NFL talent on their team, and they have to
01:04play like that.
01:05And I think it starts with the offensive line and protecting, helping the running game.
01:11Coach, let's look at James Franklin and Penn State.
01:13They've lost seven straight in the series to Ohio State.
01:17As a head coach, what can James Franklin do to put that out of the kids' minds, especially
01:22from an emotional aspect, and the fact that they're playing at home at 12 noon today?
01:27Well, I think, again, Ohio State's usually the better team.
01:32But I'm telling you, playing at home is going to be something that is very tough.
01:36That's a tough place.
01:37I've coached in that stadium, and I've played in that stadium.
01:39And if the fans get into it, it's a tough game.
01:42But he's just got to talk confidence.
01:44I don't think those players, they weren't there when most of those losses happened,
01:48and they're having a great year.
01:49They've got their confidence back.
01:51I think it's going to be a great close game, but I'm going with Ohio State, again, to win
01:55and cover.
01:56That would be eight in a row for Ohio State.
01:59Penn State and James Franklin, just one and nine against the Buckeyes in his decade so
02:04far in Happy Valley.