Ohio State Ready to Respect, Protect Penn State

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The surreal journey that has become the Penn State University football season includes this potentially harsh reality: The Nittany Lions actually have to travel outside of State College, their small community that has been rocked by allegations that a former assistant coach sexually molested boys.

The team's first road trip since Jerry Sandusky was formerly charged with 40 counts of various sex crimes comes this Saturday, when Penn State visits Columbus, Ohio. Though unwilling to divulge specifics to the public, OSU officials have assured their PSU counterparts that their safety is a top priority. "We have adjusted our security plan for this Penn State game to specifically watch over and assist the Penn State football travel party from their arrival and departure in and out of Columbus,"' associate athletic director Ben Jay told the Associated Press in an e-mail Wednesday. "We have been in communication with Penn State officials this week and they have made arrangements for additional security at their team hotel. Although we would prefer not to detail what changes we have made, I can tell you that we will redirect our police coverage for their coaches, players and visiting fans to observe any potential trouble before and after the game."

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