Oregon, Penn State and college football
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Penn State fell four spots to No. 7, its lowest ranking since Sept. 29, 2024, when the team also was ranked seventh. The Nittany Lions received 1,179 points in the AP Top 25 poll, ahead of Indiana, Texas and Alabama in the top 10.
On September 28, 1996, the Penn State Nittany Lions became only the sixth school in college football history to win 700 games. Not only did Penn State make history by securing 700 wins in the program’s history,
No. 6 Oregon walked into Happy Valley and pulled off a major upset against No. 3 Penn State, a 30-24 victory to launch itself to the forefront of the national title conversation. Safety Dillon Thieneman reeled in a ridiculous interception in double-overtime to pull a stunner.
The Citrus Bowl gets a high-powered game after both the Nittany Lions and Tigers were upset on Saturday and fell out of College Football Playoff contention.
The Nittany Lions will certainly cycle down the Top 25, but falling in OT to a Top 10 team shouldn’t fully eliminate Penn State on its own.
The Ducks are 2-1-1 ATS to start the season, and Saturday's game will be their shortest spread plus the first time they have been the underdog in 2025. They covered the spread the one time they were listed as the underdog last season, defeating Ohio State in a nail-biter 32-21.
After the No. 3 Nittany Lions dropped yet another big game Saturday night against No. 6 Oregon, a familiar pattern was hard to ignore.
No. 3 Penn State and took down the Nittany Lions in double overtime, the No. 17 Alabama Crimson Tide upset then-No.