The first College Football Playoff rankings are on the horizon. Where will Ohio State be in the first unveiling of the top 25?

Led by arguably the best defense in college football, Ohio State has outscored teams 255-41 through seven games. That’s with the ups and downs the offense has had with new quarterback Julian Sayin, a completely new rushing attack and two new play callers in Brian Hartline on offense and Matt Patricia on defense.

The Hawkeyes have had the No. 1 stop rate defense in the month of October, getting stops on 88.2% of opponents' drives, and have climbed from No. 30 at the end of September to No. 6 this week after putting together a dominant day Saturday in a 41-3 rout of Minnesota.

Stephen Means and Stefan Krajisnik break down the most interesting storylines heading into Ohio State's game against Penn State.

Did Indiana or Texas A&M do enough on Saturday to dethrone Ohio State from the No. 1 spot? Joel Klatt shares his most recent top 10 after Week 9.

Despite there being more than a month before the College Football Playoff field is announced, it feels like a formality Ohio State is going to be part of the 12-team field. The Buckeyes currently sit atop the college football rankings and have controlled each of the seven games they have played this year.

The Nittany Lions will travel to Columbus to take on the No. 1 team in the country. Here's how to buy tickets on StubHub and other online vendors.

Our Penn State football prediction vs Ohio State, whether it can possibly beat the Buckeyes for the first time in nine years.

Ohio State football had an open date for Week 8, but ESPN has updated the Buckeyes chances of winning each remaining game on the 2025 schedule.

With the Penn State football depth chart at quarterback is getting dangerously thin, who will back up freshman Ethan Grunkemeyer at Ohio State?