Overview
- No. 1 Ohio State enters 7-0 and roughly a 20-point favorite over 3-4 Penn State, which has lost four straight and dismissed coach James Franklin.
- Penn State turns to freshman Ethan Grunkemeyer after Drew Allar’s season-ending injury, with interim coach Terry Smith and OC Andy Kotelnicki reworking the offense against an Ohio State defense allowing 131 passing yards per game.
- Caesars opened the Buckeyes at -21 before settling near -20.5, and bookmakers report public money largely backing Ohio State.
- Texas hosts No. 9 Vanderbilt on ABC at noon ET with Arch Manning in concussion protocol and Diego Pavia pacing the Commodores’ surge, as the Longhorns remain slight favorites.
- The Cincinnati–Utah line climbed to Utes -10 on signs QB Devon Dampier could return, and national listings place Ohio State–Penn State on FOX and Texas–Vanderbilt on ABC at 12 p.m. ET.