Three days after Ohio State held Penn State to a season low in points and total yards, Nittany Lions football coach James Franklin admitted Tuesday “it was not a good game for us,” referring to the offense in general and the play-calling in specific. Penn State gained just 240 total yards and didn’t reach the end zone until the final minute of a 20-12 loss to the Buckeyes, Franklin’s ninth in 10 games in the series. “We talked about staying true to our identity,” he said. “I thought we got a little bit away from that at times. I didn’t feel like we were as consistent and as aggressive in certain areas that maybe we had been in the past.” Offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich called just 18 running plays and 50 passing plays, including 21 on the Lions’ final two possessions after Ohio State had scored to take a 20-6…
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