led by James Franklin The Penn State football team is under scrutiny once again after coming up short against its biggest rival.

The Nittany Lions entered Saturday’s game against Ohio State as the third team in the nation.

But the fourth-seeded Buckeyes left Beaver Stadium with a blowout defeat. 20-13 win. Franklin is in his 11th season as Penn State’s head coach, and his team has lost eight straight to Ohio State.

Since you were defeated Buckeyes In 2016, Franklin’s teams defeated only two top-10 opponents.

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FOX Sports commentator Brady Quinn during a game between the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Ind., on Oct. 19, 2024. (Justin Casterline/Getty Images)

Penn State’s struggles in the red zone added to Saturday’s frustrations. In the fourth quarter, Nittany Lions He had a first-and-goal from the 3-yard line. After failing to make much headway on three consecutive offensive attempts, the fourth pass fell incomplete. The turnover on downs helped Ohio State earn its 12th win in the last 13 games.

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In four trips to the red zone, Penn State was able to make two field goals for six points. FOX Sports shortly after the game college football analyst Brady Quinn took aim at the decision-making process of the Penn State coaching staff.

Brady Quinn at Super Bowl LIII Radio Row in Atlanta on SiriusXM on January 31, 2019. (Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM)

Quinn said Nittany Lions tight end Tyler Warren should have had more opportunities to get involved during the game.

“That play call, to me, was disgusting,” Quinn said on the FOX postgame show. “Tyler Warren had 88 rushing yards in the second half and wasn’t targeted once in four plays? He took you down there on a 33-yard run and you didn’t even have one touch on him. That’s why I’m ecstatic for Penn State fans.”

James Franklin, head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions, during the second quarter against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pennsylvania, on November 2, 2024. (Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)

Warren finished the game with 47 receiving yards. He also rushed three times for 47 yards.

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Penn State will try to get back to winning ways hosts Washington 9 November.

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