The Fox Big Noon crew of Gus Johnson and Joel Klatt is in Columbus for the matchup between No. 7 Penn State and No. 3 Ohio State, but some Nittany Lions fans are starting to feel like they’re listening to the Ohio State local broadcast.
Maybe the nicest thing Johnson has said about Penn State was when he invoked the name of Tom Brady, talking about Drew Allar and the Nittany Lion offense. Except, he wasn’t making a straight comparison, or heaping praise on Allar. Rather throwing some shade at the future Hall of Famer for dinking and dunking like the Penn State offense always seems to. Allar is averaging just 6.9 yards per pass attempt despite completing over 65% of his passes this year.
Fans have become particularly tired of Johnson’s nickname for his favorite player “Maserati Marv.”
"Maserati Marv"
— Derek Shuman (@DerekShuman_) October 21, 2023
2 minutes in and I'm already sick of Gus Johnson pic.twitter.com/eMOoff0ZkW
Marvin Harrison Jr. is the key to the Ohio State offense, especially with Emeka Egbuka, the Buckeyes’ No. 2 wide receiver, and Treyveon Henderson, their starting running back, both out with injury. So far, Harrison Jr. has three catches for 28 yards, but the broadcast is well over three “Maserati Marv” mentions.
Over/Under Gus Johnson saying Maserati Marv on the broadcast: 10.5 pic.twitter.com/EmWI12D1GS
— Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) October 21, 2023
Penn State has started to do a better job keeping Harrison Jr. in check and double-teaming him was a big part of the Nittany Lions holding the Buckeyes to a field goal on their opening drive of the game. Even Ohio State fans are tired of the nickname, or at least by how much Johnson forces it on Harrison Jr.
Even as a Buckeye fan, I gotta say..
— McNeil (@Reflog_18) October 21, 2023
Gus Johnson… pic.twitter.com/asJ9IV6sWr
How can I hear the game but not Gus Johnson
— Carolyn Lasky (@carolaskyn) October 21, 2023
@FOXSports, I would pay 20 bucks to watch Penn State - OSU with crowd noise only, just so I wouldn't have to watch on mute because ... Gus Johnson
— Greg Stevenson (@greg5tevenson) October 21, 2023
I find that @FOXSports @gusjohnson sounds so much better with my TV sound on mute. #psuvsosu
— Paul Seville (@PaulWSeville) October 21, 2023
You can expect a lot more targets going Harrison Jr.’s way today, even with Kalen King shadowing him. Harrison Jr. did not catch a pass on Ohio State’s second drive of the gam, which resulted in a punt. Manny Diaz and the Penn State offense will try to put a parking boot on “Maserati Marv” and Penn State fans might considering putting this game on mute.
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