Overview
- Kickoff is noon ET at Ohio Stadium on FOX, with odds hovering around Ohio State -19.5 to -20.5 and a total near 44.5.
- Ohio State is 7-0 behind quarterback Julian Sayin, who leads the nation at roughly 80% completions with 19 touchdown passes to targets Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate.
- Penn State arrives 3-4 after four straight losses under interim coach Terry Smith, with freshman Ethan Grunkemeyer starting at quarterback following Drew Allar’s season-ending injury.
- Caesars opened the spread at Buckeyes -21, and steady public action on Ohio State has kept the line near -20.
- Player props list Bo Jackson and Jeremiah Smith as -170 co-favorites for an anytime touchdown, Ohio State has won eight straight in the series, and this is the last regular-season meeting until 2028.