Penn State interim head coach Terry Smith made it clear early Wednesday night in his post-practice session with the media that his players are looking forward to the challenge that awaits them against No. 1 Ohio State on Saturday.

Smith was quick to talk about his players’ speed and effort in workouts. He could also tell his Nittany Lions are feeling fresh.

Penn State (3-4, 0-4) is coming off a bye week. So, too, is Ohio State (7-0, 4-0). The two Big Ten teams play at noon in Columbus.

“They’re working really hard,” Smith said of his players.

“Practice has been great. When we talk to sports science people, and we talk about how the effort and the output of practice has been, yesterday was the second-best Tuesday we had all season.

“Today was a pretty good day, as well. So, the guys a

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