The redshirt freshman's second career start was bound to be a challenge, but he managed an average performance with odds stacked against him.
Penn State football faced its toughest opponent yet of 2025 at an inopportune time. The Nittany Lions (3-5, 0-5 Big Ten) lost 38-14 to No. 1 Ohio State with all of their points coming in the second quarter exclusively.
Against the Buckeyes' (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) top defense in the country, quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer's second collegiate career start was not going to be kind to him.