The second of two season-defining games is this weekend, as the #3 Michigan Wolverines travel to Happy Valley to take on the #10 Penn State Nittany Lions.
In the first test, Penn State fell to (now #1) Ohio State 20-12, in a game that was eminently frustrating. The defense showed out, a few penalties excepted, and held OSU to just 20 points, their second-lowest production of the season. In fact, late into the fourth quarter, the Buckeyes had scored just 13 points, to Penn State’s 6.
Therein lies the rub: the offense did not travel to Columbus that day.