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Penn State Football: Grades vs. Ohio State

By Dylan Burd

COLUMBUS, OH - NOVEMBER 23: Quarterback Will Levis #7 of the Penn State Nittany Lions is dragged down by Jordan Fuller #4, Shaun Wade #24, and Baron Browning #5, all of the Ohio State Buckeyes, in the third quarter after a gain for a first down at Ohio Stadium on November 23, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State defeated Penn State 28-17. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OH - NOVEMBER 23: Quarterback Will Levis #7 of the Penn State Nittany Lions is dragged down by Jordan Fuller #4, Shaun Wade #24, and Baron Browning #5, all of the Ohio State Buckeyes, in the third quarter after a gain for a first down at Ohio Stadium on November 23, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State defeated Penn State 28-17. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images) /
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COLUMBUS, OH – NOVEMBER 23: Lamont Wade #38 of the Penn State Nittany Lions celebrates after John Reid #29 of the Penn State Nittany Lions broke up a pass intended for Chris Olave #17 of the Ohio State Buckeyes in the first quarter at Ohio Stadium on November 23, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OH – NOVEMBER 23: Lamont Wade #38 of the Penn State Nittany Lions celebrates after John Reid #29 of the Penn State Nittany Lions broke up a pass intended for Chris Olave #17 of the Ohio State Buckeyes in the first quarter at Ohio Stadium on November 23, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images) /

C+. . . . THE SECONDARY

The secondary leaves me with a bit of a dilemma in terms of grading. Was the pass defense bad once again? Yes. Did Lamont Wade also play the game of his life? Yes.

The secondary allowed Justin Fields to complete 16 of his 22 passes for 188 yards and two touchdowns. There were some nice plays made by the corners as John Reid and Trent Gordon each had a pass defensed, but both Ohio State passing touchdowns were at the fault of the secondary.

On both Ohio State touchdowns, the corner got beat (Lamont Wade and John Reid) and safety Jaquan Brisker was late getting over to help in coverage.

In terms of the dominance of Lamont Wade, he had 10 tackles, including two for a loss and a sack. He also had three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. Wade’s forced fumble on Justin Fields at the goal line in the second quarter was easily the defensive play of the year for Penn State.

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Garrett Taylor led the Nittany Lions in tackles with 13, including a half a tackle for loss. John Reid had four tackles, and Jaquan Brisker had two tackles.

While Lamont Wade is part of the secondary and had the game of his life, the secondary as a whole didn’t play well.

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