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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Penn State tight end Mike Gesicki gets a quick pep talk from a teammate or two before every game.Be Mike, they say.Its taken him some time to figure out exactly what that meant, but hes on the right track. Gesickis found his way in Penn States emerging offense with 14 catches over the past three games and has become Trace McSorleys most reliable receiver.Hes a different Mike that the one who played the last two years. That one was enamored with thoughts of stardom and his overconfidence never let nerves seep in before games. That Mike led the team in drops and played less and less as the year wore on.I wanted people to know who I was, Gesicki said. I wanted to go out there and make big plays. I wanted to be the guy. When that kind of stuff didnt happen for me, I wasnt doing the things that I wanted to do, I just changed my whole mindset. I dont care if I walk down the street and nobody knows me. As long as Penn State wins, thats all I care about.With his fresh outlook, the 6-foot-6, 252-pound Gesicki appears primed to play a big role against No. 2 Ohio State (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) at Beaver Stadium on Saturday.Wisconsin used tight end Troy Fumagalli to move the ball against the Buckeyes last week. Fumagalli caught 7 of 9 targets for 84 yards with three third-down conversions. Like Fumagalli whos also 6-foot-6, Gesicki creates mismatches against most players in coverage.He can go up and get the ball, Penn State linebacker Brandon Smith said. And when you cover a guy like that, youve got to respect his speed and try to get hands on him.Gesicki has learned to take advantage of them in coordinator Joe Moorheads offense. The former Fordham head coach always had big plans for Gesicki and hed developed tight ends in the past. Three of them combined for 203 catches for 2,025 yards and 16 touchdowns in Moorheads last four years at Fordham.With Gesicki running routes deep and across the field where hes done most of his damage, Penn States passing game has developed as McSorleys kept plays alive with his feet. McSorleys completed 17 passes of 25 or more yards and his willingness to throw deep has provided Gesicki with more running room after catches with safeties are backed up, Gesicki said.Its much different from the last two years when he struggled to pick up blocking assignments and dropped balls when they came his way. It was on the plane ride home from the teams bowl game that Gesicki mulled over his first two seasons -- humbling 11- and 13-catch campaigns.Eric Fierro, who coached Gesicki in football and basketball at New Jerseys Southern Regional High School, points to a YouTube video of basketball highlights where Gesicki is draining 3s, sawing through the paint for finishes, slamming home alley-oops and blocking opponents seemingly at will to illustrate how used to dominating he was.A lot came for Michael really quickly in a lot of sports in high school, Fierro told the AP. A lot of attention from a lot of colleges came really quickly and as you can imagine for a 15-year-old kid whose dream is coming to fruition right before him, he had some growing pains going through high school and going to Penn State.A standout in the weight room, Gesicki spent most of the latter months last season staying after practice to pop the tackling sled or catch extra passes. 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California Chromes final start is expected to be in the $12 million Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park on Jan. 28. After that, he is scheduled to go to stud in Kentucky.Ill really miss him, trainer Art Sherman said.California Chrome has not raced since his win in the $10 million Dubai World Cup at Meydan Racecourse in the United Arab Emirates on March 26. Early in the race at 1-1/4 miles, California Chromes saddle slipped backward. Jockey Victor Espinoza maintained control and rode California Chrome to a convincing win by 3-3/4 lengths.After spending most of April at Taylor Made Farms in Kentucky, California Chrome resumed training with Sherman at Los Alamitos on May 1. In the last 12 weeks, Sherman has seen gradual improvement from California Chrome, notably since his arrival at Del Mar on July 12.Sherman has been pointing California Chrome to the Grade 2 San Diego Handicap at 1-1/16 miles for months.I thought this was perfect timing for everything, Sherman said. When he got down here, he got into the game. Hes more focused.Owned by Perry Martin and Taylor Made Farms, California Chrome has won 12 of 21 starts. He has earned $12,532,650, making the 5-year-old California-bred the richest North American-based horse in history.The San Diego will be California Chromes first start in the United States since he won the Grade 2 San Pasqual Stakes at 1-1/16 miles at Santa Anita in January. He is not the only world-class runner in the field of seven reeturning from a layoff.dddddddddddd. He will have a target in the speedy Dortmund, a multiple-stakes-winning millionaire trained by Bob Baffert and owned by Kaleem Shah.California Chrome will carry the top weight of 126 pounds, five more than Dortmund. The remaining five runners have been assigned weights ranging from 118 pounds for Hard Aces, the winner of the Grade 1 Gold Cup at Santa Anita in 2015, to 114 pounds for Crittenden, a winner of two minor stakes in 2015.A win by either of them or the other three runners in the race -- Follow Me Crev, Soi Phet, and Win the Space -- would be a surprise.Key ContendersCalifornia Chrome, by Lucky PulpitLast 3 Beyers: 104-105-96California Chrome has been a stalker throughout his career, and Sherman is banking on jockey Espinoza employing those tactics to neutralize any threat from the front-running Dortmund.You know Baffert will send, Sherman said. His horse has speed. We cant let Dortmund get an easy lead.In the Dubai World Cup, California Chrome raced off the rail and took the lead in the final quarter-mile. The same tactics worked in the San Pasqual Stakes in January.Dortmund, by Big BrownLast 3 Beyers: 103-105-78Dortmund was third in the Kentucky Derby and fourth in the Preakness Stakes in 2015, then was taken out of training until last fall. Dortmund won both of his starts last fall with little difficulty against secondary competition, including the Grade 3 Native Diver on Nov. 28.Dortmunds winter campaign was derailed because of foot issues.Dortmund has trained forwardly in recent weeks, with a six-furlong workout in 1:12 last Sunday. Still, Baffert cautions not to expect too much from Dortmund on Saturday.You dont want to hook a horse like California Chrome first time out, he said. ' ' '