The first edition of the College Football Playoff Rankings was released Tuesday night with undefeated Oregon opening at No. 1 in the initial year of the expanded 12-team field. Off to a dominant start this season with wins over Ohio State, Michigan and ...

Ohio State took the No. 2 spot in the College Football Playoff selection committee's initial rankings released on Tuesday night.

To get there, Penn State can’t let one deflating loss snowball into a streak. In 2021, after a 23-20 loss to No. 4 Iowa in Iowa City, the Nittany Lions laid an egg in their next game with a nine-overtime loss to unranked Illinois. From there, Penn State went on a 2-5 skid and finished with a disappointing 7-6 record.