During James Franklin’s time at Penn State, the Nittany Lions’ Big Ten clashes with Ohio State at Beaver Stadium have been in doubt until the final seconds. Will tonight be any different? Here are a half-dozen of my late-week thoughts on 2020 Penn State-Ohio State … The Whiteout impact. How much is Penn State’s “Whiteout” advantage worth to the Nittany Lions? Typically, the Lions are facing very good teams in the Whiteout games at Beaver Stadium. So, seven points, 10, more? Tonight’s contest could offer some clues. The assumption is that a roaring crowd of 108,000-plus PSU fans can make it difficult for a visiting offense to make pre-snap adjustments and can make it difficult to hear, period. The Lions won’t have that advantage with their fan base sitting out this Ohio State game. During Franklin’s time, PSU has hosted the Buckeyes three times in Whiteout games: 2014, 2016 and…
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