After losing to Ohio State for the eighth straight time last season and watching the Buckeyes roll to the national championship, Penn State spent big in the offseason, poaching defensive coordinator Jim Knowles from Ryan Day’s staff. James Franklin’s bold move didn’t pay off, and Ohio State is taking a bit of a victory lap at the Horseshoe in Week 10.
With No. 1 Ohio State up 38-14 in the second half on Penn State, the video operator at Ohio Stadium flashed shots of Knowles and then his replacement in Columbus, former NFL head coach and Bill Belichick disciple, Matt Patricia.