Nittany Lions Rise in College Football Playoff Rankings

An upset of the Buckeyes would seem a monumental task for the Spartans, who are more than three-touchdown underdogs.

UCLA topped the first Bowl Championship Series standings.

O’Connor has spent some time looking at film of last year’s big win at Ohio State. That’s when the madness started.

Although he’s had more than 30 games under his belt in his collegiate career, he knows Michigan State in East Lansing is a whole different demon. The Spartans’ head coach?

≤ QUIET LEADER: Junior defensive end Tyquan Lewis led Ohio State in sacks with eight previous year and is leading again with six of them this season. He entered this week as the only FBS player with at least 600 yards rushing and 600 yards receiving.

It was shake up Saturday in college football as the teams that were previously ranked No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 all went down on the same weekend for the first time since 1985. The Spartans have averaged 244 yards rushing in their last four games. Meanwhile, J.T. Barrett and the offense might get a bit stifled early, but a few big plays in the second half will open things up as the Sparty defense wilts and the Buckeyes cruise to the victory.

All of that paved the way for Florida State to grab the No. 2 spot. Grambling State University reached three SWAC Championship games from 1999-2001. Against Iowa, the Wolverines played their worst game of the season – missing blocks, missing passes, dropping the ball – while Iowa played its best. That is kind of odd since there are four Pac-12 teams ranked in the top 13 of this week’s rankings, though Washington only beat one of them (Utah). The contributors at Scarlet And Game will share our takes on how the game will play out and our predictions for the final score.

I’m not saying that their beliefs are the gospel truth because the selection committee could pick Ohio State over conference champion Wisconsin but if others are saying that, it definitely gives us Badgers fans hope. Virginia Tech can not allow itself to lose any more games, and Notre Dame can not allow itself to lose any more games. Instead it will kick off at noon, a time slot Ohio State rarely is placed in these days.

He has been the starting quarterback, lost the job and regained it this season after a redshirt year and three seasons of backing up Cook.

It can no longer be assumed that the annual rivalry game between the Wolverines (9-1, 6-1 Big Ten) and Ohio State (9-1, 6-1) will determine the league’s playoff representative. That makes it the priciest Ohio State home game since 2010.

Is this the next wild year? Now you have seen the new top 4 in the College Football playoff.

So the committee’s weekly rankings, which will be released Tuesday night, are much more anticipated than in recent weeks.

Those who doubt the potential danger in Purdue’s home finale only need to hear coach Paul Chryst recite the evidence from last weekend: Iowa 14, No. 2 MI 13; Pittsburgh 43, No. 3 Clemson 42; Southern California 26, No. 4 Washington 13. The Crimson Tide (10-0) faces road-kill Chattanooga on Saturday before closing out the regular season against Auburn in the Iron Bowl.

Thursday: Overwhelming Heisman favorite Lamar Jackson and No. 5 Louisville lose at Houston.

Outside Power 5: Undefeated Western Michigan team. However, because of the loss, it would need to beat Arizona State this coming weekend and beat rival Washington State on November 25, who now leads the North Division in the Pac-12.