'The student body are absolute nut jobs.' Urban Meyer puts OSU on upset alert vs. PSU
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Urban Meyer does not have fond memories of his trip to Beaver Stadium in 2016.
The former Ohio State head football coach said on FOX's "Big Noon Kickoff" he remembers Penn State students outside of his players' windows at their hotel "drinking cervezas" and being loud ahead of the Buckeyes' matchup the next day.
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So when Meyer was asked to pick which team could be in for a rude awakening Saturday, he picked Ohio State.
"This stadium, I've experienced this stadium," Meyer said. "This is a tough place to play. The student body are absolute nut jobs. I've seen it, it's loud. This is the first real road game Ohio State has had in quite awhile. Last time they were on the road, they were in Ann Arbor, it didn't end real well. I'm not saying Penn State will win. I'm saying it will be a street fight with a great student body."
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Ohio State has played one other road game in 2022, beating Michigan State in East Lansing 49-20 Oct. 9.
When analysts Reggie Bush and Matt Leinart called on Meyer to pick Penn State outright against the Buckeyes, Meyer couldn't do it.
"I'm not gonna say it," Meyer said with a smile.
Penn State was Meyer's first road loss in his tenure at Ohio State, falling to the Nittany Lions 24-21 in 2016 on a blocked field goal returned for a touchdown.
Ohio State's loss to Penn State in 2016 is the Buckeyes' only loss to the Nittany Lions in their last 10 meetings.
Ohio State football's 2022 schedule
Sept. 3: Ohio State 21, Notre Dame 10
Sept. 10: Ohio State 45, Arkansas State 12
Sept. 17: Ohio State 77, Toledo 21
Sept. 24: Ohio State 52, Wisconsin 21
Oct. 1: Ohio State 49, Rutgers 10
Oct. 8: Ohio State 49, Michigan State 20
Oct. 22: Ohio State 54, Iowa 10
Oct. 29: Ohio State vs. Penn State, State College, Pa., noon
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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Urban Meyer has Ohio State football on upset alert vs. Penn State
