Penn State finally begins the most challenging portion of their schedule: after USC and a bye week, it will travel to Wisconsin before welcoming the undefeated Ohio State Buckeyes to Beaver Stadium. The run ends Nov. 9 with Washington, the national championship runner-up, in a White Out game.

Penn State is once again moving up in the rankings, this time into the top five. After a 27-11 win over UCLA on Saturday and some big upsets later in the day, the Nittany Lions climbed to No. 4 in the new AP Top 25 poll,

Penn State is an early favorite for its first Big Ten road game of the season — and its first regular-season visit to USC since 1991. The Nittany Lions opened as 3-point favorites over the USC Trojans,

The Gophers held the top passing offense in the Big Ten to 5.3 yards per pass and intercepted Trojans quarterback Miller Moss twice, including Perich’s pick to seal the victory. Robinson also recovered a fumble, helping Minnesota win the turnover battle 3-1.

The No. 11 USC Trojans lost their second game of the season 24-17 to the unranked Minnesota Golden Gophers. It was a close game until the end, but the Gophers p