Big Ten champion not a playoff lock

Because both teams finished 8-1 in the Big Ten, the Nittany Lions’ head-to-head tiebreaker against OSU will send PSU to Indianapolis to play West Division victor Wisconsin.

After No. 5 Washington beat Washington State in the Apple Cup on Friday, the Huskies are well positioned to snag a playoff spot if they can win next Friday’s Pac-12 championship game against Colorado, which won the Pac-12 South by beating Utah 27-22.

“It’s nearly like pick your poison”, McSorley said. “Last year in the game we were up by a lot and we let Jack Allen score. He’s going to do what he does”. “But for me to tell you how he’s looking, I don’t know”.

So now, 2016, and it’s once again that one, annoying loss, this time to Penn State. Meanwhile, Michael Geiger kicked four field goals, the last giving Michigan State a 12-10 halftime lead.

Barkley averages 101.6 yards a game to rank third in the Big Ten. The Ohio State defense, which was on the field for most of the first three quarters, never broke in the fourth, when a MI touchdown could have put things out of reach.

The 113th meeting of Ohio State and MI became the first to go to overtime. Oklahoma State 12. Florida State 13. “I’m really, really proud of how our team has grown, how it has played, how it has persevered”. This will be the first meeting since November 30, 2013, when Penn State won 31-24 in a wild game in Madison.

Penn State coach James Franklin said the ending of last year’s matchup wasn’t discussed this week, and that his team wasn’t interesting in “chasing ghosts”. “They’re saying Wisconsin can do that if they win next week, and we beat that team”.

On the next play, Samuel, who had made a swerving, change-of-direction run to set up the fourth-and-1, skipped through a lane and raced into the end zone for the win. The Wolverines could end up in the Rose Bowl, but the biggest prizes are still eluding them in their second year under Harbaugh, who dropped to 0-2 against Meyer and the Buckeyes. He limped off the field, did not return and was seen on the trainer’s table for a long stretch.

“Representing Penn State and the Big Ten East, we are humbled and honored to be playing Wisconsin”, Franklin said Sunday afternoon during the Big Ten Championship Game’s first conference call of the week.

Reveling in Saturday’s thrilling win over MI and shut out of the Big Ten Championship game, Ohio State can only wait a week to see whether it will get a national playoff spot.

COLUMBUS, OH- For the first time in the storied history of “The Game”, Ohio State and MI needed extra time to decide their football rivalry. Hornibrook has one or less touchdown pass in every game this season. Standout running back L.J. Scott also missed time in the first half after he was banged up, but he returned in the second half.

Penn State: With injuries mounting, Penn State appeared destined for another ho-hum season at best after a Week 4 loss to MI dropped the Nittany Lions to 2-2.

McSorley put the ball on the money most of the night, and his receivers did an excellent job of getting open and pulling down some tough catches.