Ohio State released a six-minute recap of the Buckeyes’ 20-12 win over the Nittany Lions on Tuesday night, highlighting the game’s most memorable moments while also showing behind-the-scenes footage of pregame, halftime and postgame speeches in the locker room.
Ohio State’s offense, defense and special teams were featured in this video as Marvin Harrison Jr. talked about his big game, Cody Simon and Josh Proctor discussed the defense’s dominant performance, and also Jesse Mirco’s 72-yard punt and Carnell Tate’s onside kick recovery was highlighted as two crucial plays in the Buckeyes’ eventual victory.
In a separate video, Ohio State also hit back at those who questioned the legitimacy of the Buckeyes’ defense before Saturday’s game.
In an article published last week by The Athletic, several opposing coaches were quoted anonymously as saying the Buckeyes’ defense was unspectacular. An assistant coach who played against Ohio State earlier this year was quoted as saying, “Defensively, they’re not loaded with guys.” Another was quoted as saying, “Their safeties and corners are actually average, maybe even below average.”
That certainly didn’t appear to be the case Saturday, as the Buckeyes held Penn State to just one touchdown and just one third-down conversion on 16 attempts, and Ohio State’s media team kept the receipts.
“I told you once, I’ll tell you again: BIA is back,” Proctor said in that video.