For the second week in a row, Penn State football’s secondary is preparing for another tough matchup.

Quarterback Will Rogers and Washington’s offense is one of the best passing offenses in the country. The Huskies average 280.7 yards per game and Rogers’s 71.1% completion rate is the seventh-best in the country. On the season, the Mississippi State transfer has 2,284 yards, 13 touchdowns, and four interceptions.

“He gets the ball out fast,” cornerback A.J. Harris said on Wednesday. “He knows where he’s going with the ball. He’s a pro-style quarterback that knows what he’s doing.”

Statistically, Washington’s and Ohio State’s pass offenses are quite similar. Before last week’s game, the Buckeyes averaged 283.9 pass yards per game, and quarterback Will Howard had a 74% completion percentage with 1,795 yards, 17 touchdowns, and four interceptions.

That’s not all the two Big Ten teams have in common. Both the Huskies and the Buckeyes have a 600-yard receiver, a 500-yard receiver, and a 300-yard receiver. Washington’s top receiver Denzel Boston had just five catches for 51 yards a season ago, but the redshirt sophomore now leads the team in receiving with 53 receptions for 682 yards and nine touchdowns.

Boston’s receiving yards are the second-most in the Big Ten, and his nine touchdowns lead the conference. Boston is joined by Giles Jackson, who has 55 receptions, 597 yards, and two scores, and Jeremiah Hunter, who has 312 yards and one score.

“We just look forward to sticking to our technique and trying to compete against those guys,” Harris said. “This is a great group of wide receivers, but we just look at giving it our all and trying to take care of business.”

Perhaps the toughest part about defending the Huskies’ offense is the scheme. Head coach Jedd Fisch and offensive coordinator Brennan Carroll have 18 years of combined NFL experience, and it shows in their offense.

“There’s always [NFL] influence, but I think when you got guys that have spent their careers in the NFL, I think there’s some challenges that come with that,” James Franklin said. “But I also think there are some challenges for them because you see a lot of different things in the college game that you don’t see in the NFL.”

As for Harris, he said he’s seen offenses like Washington’s before and is relying on the fundamentals.

“It can be a little challenging but we’ve played a few teams that have had NFL personnel,” Harris said. “It’s more so just sticking to the basics and those rules we did in prior weeks and just understanding their concepts and what we want to get.”

Luckily for the secondary, a White Out crowd will be at their backs on Saturday. Harris said he’s looking forward to seeing the real Penn State White Out game after experiencing “White Out….energy” against Illinois earlier this season.

But cornerback Zion Tracy, who recorded a pick-six against Ohio State last Saturday, is looking for redemption after the loss.

“We’re real confident for the rest of the season,” Tracy said. “Us taking the ‘L’ isn’t going to sink us more. We know how to get over that and keep moving forward.”