Where: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio. When: 12 p.m. Eastern. Line: Ohio State by 18½. Penn State, not the Buckeyes would play for a conference title out of the East division (provided it holds off Rutgers next week), potentially against the pesky Golden Gophers or dark horse Wisconsin, which was vanquished last month by both Ohio State and lowly Illinois. Well, Ohio State — with flashy quarterback Justin Fields and thumping running back J.K. Dobbins and the aforementioned monster of a pass rusher Young — would sit at home with one loss during the conference title game, likely rooting for the Nittany Lions and the mercy of the selection committee. But all of that is moot if Young, back from a two-game NCAA suspension, and the Buckeyes knock off Penn State on Saturday. In fact, with a statement win (and they are favored by nearly 20 points), the Buckeyes could theoretically…
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