Almost every Penn State fan can recall last year's Ohio State game with great detail -- and Buckeye offensive guard T.J. Downing is no different.

Downing expressed hope that the tables would be turned this upcoming weekend, after reflecting back on last year.

"The environment at Penn State was hostile. I couldn't even hear Nick Mangold, and I was two feet from him," Downing said. "The only thing I can do is issue a statement to our fans to do the same, because that would help us out a lot."

The Horeshoe draws a lot of parallels to Beaver Stadium. Both hold more than 100,000 spectators, both have similar-sized student sections and both are home to a nationally ranked football program.

Even Penn State safety Anthony Scirrotto said Tuesday the Buckeyes' home field is "just like our place, except in Columbus."

Of course, unlike Downing last year, Scirrotto fondly remembered how the game ended.

"People were running onto the field. It was chaos," Scirrotto said. "It was just like

we won a national championship, kind of. And downtown, there were cops on horses and everything -- it was a great win."

One of the most vivid memories from last season may have been the "White Out." And, not to be outdone, several Ohio State students are in the midst of organizing a grassroots campaign to suit up at least 30,000 fans in scarlet T-shirts, according to an Ohio State fan Web site.

Whether that actually happens remains to be seen, but Buckeye center Doug Datish recalled a more important advantage from last season, as opposed to the color-coded student section.

"The 'White Out' didn't affect us so much as the sound. It's hard to have a blitz adjustment when you can't hear," he said. "My ears were ringing, it was so loud."

The Nittany Lions will likely have to deal with a frenzied crowd this time around --and one that's looking for revenge after Penn State ended Ohio State's national title hopes last season.

The last time the Lions faced a No. 1 squad was in 1998, when No. 1 Ohio State defeated Penn State, 28-9. Obviously, this is another chance for Penn State to return to the spotlight while shattering the Buckeyes' dreams at a title for the second straight season.

Of course, it's going to be a lot more difficult this time around.

"Crowds have a lot to do with the game and momentum and how things go early in the game," linebacker Dan Connor said. "It helped a lot last year having the crowd behind us -- we're going to be facing the opposite of that this weekend."