Oregon and Penn State don’t have a long history of battles on or off the football field, but that’s beginning to change with the Ducks joinging the Big Ten and the Nittany Lions expanding their efforts to the West coast.

Penn State Nittany Lions coach James Franklin spoke about the looming Big Ten Championship Game against the Oregon Ducks and coach Dan Lanning. Franklin is looking for his first conference championship with the Nittany Lions since 2016.

Oregon head football coach Dan Lanning addressed the long-term ramifications of facing Penn State in the Big Ten Championship Game.

The Penn State Nittany Lions will welcome 26 players, and perhaps more, to the program in its 2025 recruiting class.

Penn State moved up to No. 3 in the penultimate College Football Playoff rankings that came out Tuesday night, while also moving to the No. 5 seed in the bracket. Here’s what the latest rankings mean for the Nittany Lions and the implications of Saturday’s Big Ten championship game against Oregon.