The stakes are usually high when Ohio State and Penn State meet in a football game, and they couldn’t be much higher than they are this year.
Both teams are entering this week’s game at Ohio Stadium with 6-0 records and ranked among the top seven teams in the country. The winner of Saturday’s game will remain tied with Michigan atop the Big Ten East standings and position itself firmly in the race for a College Football Playoff berth, while the loser will be left needing help to make the Big Ten Championship Game and/or the CFP.
Outside of the regular-season finale against Michigan, no game this season carries greater implications for Ohio State’s postseason aspirations than the one ahead this weekend.