On3’s Mike Huguenin and Matt Zenitz spotlight six games with interesting coordinator matchups each week. The proverbial “chess match” between the coordinators very well could determine the outcome.
Here are the six in Week Nine.
No. 2 Ohio State at No. 13 Penn State
Time/TV: Noon, Fox
The coordinator matchup: Ohio State coach Ryan Day vs. Penn State DC Manny Diaz
The buzz: Penn State’s loss was a one-sided affair at Michigan in which the Wolverines trampled the Nittany Lions to the tune of 418 rushing yards. While that is Penn State’s only defensive clunker of the season, Diaz has to be worried about Ohio State’s offensive versatility.