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5 Buckeyes ruled out for Penn State game

Kickoff is at noon.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State will be without five Buckeyes as they take on Penn State on Saturday.

See the full unavailable list below:

Questionable

  • N/A

Out

  • Kacmarek, Will
  • Michalski, Zen
  • Stocksdale, Reis
  • Caffey, Timothy (season)
  • Simmons, Josh (season)

Caffey, a running back for the Buckeyes, is out for the remainder of the season due to a knee injury. Left tackle Simmons was also ruled out for the season with a knee injury.

What you need to know ahead of the game

  • This is the first time the teams have met with both ranked in the top 5 since No. 3 Ohio State drilled No. 4 Penn State 38-7 in 1996. 
  • If Penn State can get a lead, look out. The Nittany Lions have allowed just 30 points in the second half this season, including just six in the fourth quarter.
  • Ohio State QB Will Howard is second in the nation in quarterback efficiency (183.90), third in completion percentage (74.0) and is tied for 14th in touchdown passes (17). 
  • Penn State hasn't lost a game on Nov. 2 since 1935 (10 straight victories).
  • Ohio State freshman wide receiver Jeremiah Smith is six receptions shy of tying Hall of Famer Cris Carter's school record for a freshman. Smith has 35 through seven games. Carter had 41 in 1984.
  • The Buckeyes had a season-low 285 yards last week against Nebraska, just the third time since Day became head coach in 2019 that Ohio State has finished with under 300 yards.
  • Penn State has one of the better running back duos in the country in Kaytron Allen (509 yards) and Nick Singleton (493 yards). Allen and Singleton are the first pair of Nittany Lion running backs since Lydell Mitchell and Franco Harris to share the backfield while each having over 2,000 career yards rushing. 
  • Ohio State is one of three teams in the FBS to score on every trip to the red zone: 27 for 27, including 25 touchdowns.

Ohio State schedule for the 2024 season:

  • Aug. 31 – Akron (W 52-6)
  • Sept. 7 – Western Michigan (W 56-0)
  • Sept. 14 – Off
  • Sept. 21 – Marshall (W 49-14)
  • Sept. 28 – at Michigan State (W 38-7)
  • Oct. 5 – Iowa (W 35-7)
  • Oct. 12 – at Oregon (L 32-31)
  • Oct. 19 – Off
  • Oct. 26 – Nebraska (W 21-17)
  • Nov. 2 – at Penn State
  • Nov. 9 – Purdue
  • Nov. 16 – at Northwestern
  • Nov. 23 – Indiana
  • Nov. 30 – Michigan (Noon, FOX)

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