No. 22 Penn State travels to Auburn for the featured matchup in the Big Ten. The Nittany Lions beat the Tigers 28-20 in Happy Valley in one of the most entertaining games of last season. No. 6 Oklahoma visits Nebraska for a meeting of old conference rivals. It's also the first game for interim coach Mickey Joseph after Scott Frost's firing on Sunday. No. 11 Michigan State goes to Washington for the first time since 1970. Indiana is on upset alert with Western Kentucky visiting. Ohio State receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba is expected to return from injury against Toledo. GAME OF THE WEEK
No. 22 Penn State at Auburn
Penn State's James Franklin could use a win here to really energize his program. Auburn's Bryan Harsin, whose job status has been a topic of conversation on the Plains since last year, desperately needs a sharper performance than the Tigers gave last week when they had to come back from a halftime deficit to beat San Jose State.
Last year’s Auburn-Penn State meeting produced one of the most entertaining games of the season, with the Nittany Lions making two late defensive stops to win 28-20 in front of a boisterous “Whiteout” crowd in Happy Valley. Auburn is making this an “Orange-out” game. Penn State has held opponent ground games in check so far, but it faces a big challenge with Tank Bigsby, who went for 102 yards and two touchdowns in last year’s game.
