(I fixed the link. I have no idea why it’s doing it this week, but that’s three times already where the link has been blank. Usually when I screw it up, I paste the address in wrong. This is new.)

Though events from the previous three years suggest otherwise, Dana Holgorsen and Todd Graham do respect one another and the success and achievements Friday’s adversary has produced along the way. Now, “respect” does not mean “like” or “endorse” or “seek each other out to have dinner when they’re on the road,” but neither was going to wobble and veer off a carefully crafted company line.

“To me, the bigger deal is the fact we’ve had competitive games,” Holgorsen said. “I’ve got a tremendous amount of respect for him and what he’s accomplished and I suspect the respect is mutual based on the success we’ve had.”

Everyone is asking and no one knows for sure, but the hope here is this series continues because, in some ways, it’s just getting good with these two atop their programs.

I’m not sure how long they can behave. I’m sure they’re both going to get it going. I’m not sure Penn State and Ohio State will escape the notoriety or the NCAA unscathed. I’m sure the recruits who might normally go there will be willing to listen to different pitches. I’m not sure there’s a better regular non-conference possibility out there for either school. I’m sure they — the schools, not the coaches — will sustain their disdain until they meet again.