January 16, 2025

Everything you need to know for Ohio State vs. Penn State, Big 12 surprises and more from Week 9

7:00 AM ET David M. Hale Close ESPN Staff Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Harry Lyles Jr. Week 9 gives us our first Big Ten matchup that has potential College Football Playoff implications — Ohio State vs. Penn State. Even though Indiana upset Penn State last weekend, both teams are considered the best in the Big Ten. We break down everything you need to know ahead of the week’s biggest game: What we’re most looking forward to Lyles: Just getting another sample out of both teams — but especially Penn State. So far this season, we’ve seen how a team’s opening week doesn’t necessarily mean much (looking at you, Mississippi State), and PSU is probably better than its performance Saturday against Indiana. Hale: A Justin Fields incompletion. They’re like a solar eclipse — they come around only once every few years. Kidding…

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