Overview

• Penn State is a slight favorite at about 3.5 points with an over/under near 52.5, and the game kicks off Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC/Peacock with ESPN’s College GameDay on site.
• The meeting reprises last season’s Big Ten championship, which Oregon won 45-37, and it serves as the first major test for two unbeaten teams.
• After hiring former Ohio State coordinator Jim Knowles as the nation’s highest-paid assistant, Penn State enters with an early-season defense ranked No. 1 in scoring allowed.
• Oregon arrives with a prolific attack led by quarterback Dante Moore, who has an 11-to-1 touchdown-to-interception ratio as the Ducks rank among the nation’s leaders in efficiency and scoring.
• Penn State leans on its elite backfield of Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen, while Oregon expects starting running back Noah Whittington to return.