US EditionPenn State Drops Another Game
Ethan Grunkemeyer, a redshirt freshman from nearby Lewis Center, completed 19 of 28 passes in Penn State’s 38-14 loss after stepping in for injured quarterbacks.
- On Saturday, Ethan Grunkemeyer started at quarterback for Penn State at Ohio Stadium, completing 19 passes and throwing an end‑zone interception in the fourth quarter.
- Penn State turned to Ethan Grunkemeyer after Drew Allar's season-ending leg injury and because Jaxon Smolik did not make the trip due to an upper-body injury.
- Ohio State Buckeyes opened the game completing six straight passes and scored on the first drive to Jeremiah Smith, while Kaytron Allen carried 21 times and scored once for Penn State.
- The result kept Ohio State unbeaten and left Penn State with another loss, while Terry Smith said getting Nick Singleton more involved will be a point of emphasis.
- A redshirt freshman who starred at Olentangy High School about 17 miles away, Grunkemeyer played less than a half-hour from home before many relatives and mothers Heather Grunkemeyer and Megan McCabe, while Drew Allar attended on a scooter offering advice.
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Penn State Notebook: Ethan Grunkemeyer returns home in loss to Ohio State
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ethan Grunkemeyer first played at Ohio Stadium as a 5-year-old in a flag football game. He played his second game Saturday less than a half-hour from home before many relatives and friends in Penn State’s road white uniform. “It was a good experience,” Grunkemeyer said. “That was pretty cool. I saw a lot of football games in this stadium. …I don’t think I let it get to me at all.” He completed 19-of-28 passes for 145 yards Satur…
Olentangy’s Ethan Grunkemeyer returns home to face Ohio State as Penn State’s starting quarterback
Penn State quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer will make his second career start against his hometown team Saturday at the Horeshoe. Credit: Joe Hermitt via TNS Wade Bartholomew had only been on the job a few weeks when he first met Ethan Grunkemeyer. It was 2022 and Bartholomew was the newly named head football coach. He stopped by a basketball game to get a feel for his new school. Grunkemeyer, a skinny sophomore on the team, made a beeline for the …
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