As if in a determined gesture to normalcy, college football preseason rankings have shown up on schedule. As might be expected, Penn State is generally seen as a top 10 team, if not quite a college football playoff contender. The king of the preseason magazines, Phil Steele, has the Nittany Lions ranked 10th in the country and second in the Big Ten. Steele has Ohio State, the team Penn State has to get past in not just its conference but its division, ranked No. 1 in the country. The Sporting News has Penn State ninth and Ohio State second, behind Clemson. Wayne Staats of NCAA.com has the Lions eighth, and the Buckeyes second, behind Clemson. 24/7 Sports has Penn State sixth and Ohio State first. ESPN’s power ratings, on a purely statistical formula, has the Lions ninth, Ohio State second and, interestingly, Wisconsin fourth. That’s the only ranking we’re aware…
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