When Joe Paterno and Penn State joined the Big Ten, they wrote in the contract that they would have bye week prior to playing Michigan. That was a long time ago but for some reason Penn State has that same bye week this year. Bye weeks could be good or bad. It's good if you're beat up and need an extra week to heal your players, it's bad if you're playing well and on a roll.
Penn State is 5-0
Best win is either @ Purdue or @ Auburn. Other wins were against 2 MAC Schools and Northwestern 17-7.