The picks are in from the ESPN “College GameDay” crew, and they don’t bode well for the Lions. The predictions were a clean sweep for the Buckeyes from Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, and guest picker Eddie George, and Lee Corso wrapped the production at Ohio Stadium by wearing the Brutus mascot head. Herbstreit pointed out the recent history between these two programs, where Penn State won in 2016 and lost a pair of one-point games in ’17 and ’18, as reason to believe the Lions can hang around early in Columbus. Howard and George both picked Ohio State to win the game outright and cover the 19 1/2-point Vegas spread. “James Franklin does a really good job getting his team to believe, not hope, they can beat Ohio State,” Herbstreit said. “They’re going to compete. … Do not be shocked at halftime if this game is close.” Earlier in the…
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