Despite what the haters have told you, Ryan Day still knows how to scheme up a passing game with the best of 'em. Just ask Penn State.
For the past five days, much of the discourse has been some version of: 'These were two evenly matched teams, but one of them had Marvin Harrison Jr. and the other one didn't."
But Harrison's output did not come as an output of Kyle McCord simply chucking jump balls to his favorite target. Rather, Day and his staff developed and executed a game plan designed to consistently get their best player the ball against one of the best defenses in the country. The pre-snap motion gave McCord a clear view that the defense was in man-coverage, as a safety followed Stover out wide instead of seeing the corner bump that way, which would have signaled some kind of zone. While Harrison easily beat that corner for what turned into an easy 13-yard gain on this occasion, Stover was left wide open when the Buckeyes called the exact same play later in the game.
With a blitz coming right into his line of sight, however, the quarterback quickly took a shot to Carnell Tate down the seam, even though the freshman hadn't created much separation. Had he had more time to work through his reads, McCord would've seen Harrison streaking wide open across the middle of the field as the corner let him run free.
“We had a little crossing route to me,” Harrison said of the play after the game. “I think we missed one the first drive of the game we probably would have scored on. We came back to the same play when we needed it in the fourth quarter and Kyle did a great job getting me the ball. Offensive line as well, and the receivers ran some good routes to kind of get a pick for me.”
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