While Ohio State and Ryan Day are facing significant pressure heading into Saturday's top-10 matchup against Penn State, the stakes are nearly as high for PSU coach James Franklin.
OSU has been a proverbial boogeyman for Franklin in his Penn State tenure, as he holds a 1-8 record against the Buckeyes including an 0-4 mark at Ohio Stadium. Day, meanwhile, has never lost to the Nittany Lions.
Both coaches spoke to reporters ahead of the matchup on Tuesday, and Franklin gave Tommy Eichenberg, Marvin Harrison Jr. and Day a heap of praise a few days before the crucial Big Ten East matchup.