Here are the Big Ten power rankings for Week 6 from The Oregonian/OregonLive sports staff. Last week (1): Beat Michigan State 38-7. This week: vs. Iowa, 12:30 p.m. PT Saturday on CBS. Last week (2): Beat Illinois 21-7.

Elsewhere, ESPN's Mark Schlabach and Kyle Bonagura have Penn State in the field as well. Both project Penn State playing a road game as the No. 9 seed: Schlabach has Penn State heading to Oregon, Bonagura pits the Nittany Lions vs. Georgia.

Alabama returned to No. 1 in the AP poll for the first time in two years after its big victory over Georgia. Penn State climbed two spots to No. 7 in the Associated Press college football poll after a 21-7 victory over Illinois on Saturday at Beaver Stadium.

Ethan Garbers. The Bruins’ quarterback has thrown more interceptions (six) than touchdown passes (three). He’s also been sacked 12 times. Garbers threw a pair of interceptions in UCLA’s loss to Oregon. Garbers was knocked around in the Oregon game and his status for Saturday’s game is a bit uncertain.

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Penn State's unique stretch includes consecutive game against UCLA and USC. The ninth-ranked Nittany Lions (4-0) will host UCLA at noon ET Saturday at Beaver Stadium. Penn State then seeks to end a three-game losing streak to USC, which includes two appearances in the Rose Bowl. In fact, Penn State has never beaten USC in California.

Penn State’s first trip to the West Coast for a conference matchup in the new Big Ten has a kickoff time. The Nittany Lions’ matchup with USC on Oct. 12 will kick at 3:30 p.m. ET (12:30 p.m. PT). USC is currently ranked as the No.

Penn State’s October 12 road matchup against USC will kick off at 3:30pm on CBS, Penn State Athletics announced this afternoon: With the Ohio State-Oregon matchup set for prime time, the 3:30 window was the logical choice here.