Penn State has Maryland right where it wants the Terps. The Lions host a 4-7 Terps team that has been a mess in road game. If 10-1 PSU wins, a playoff spot and a likely home game, awaits James Franklin’s program.

Head coach Ryan Day will hold a press conference at noon Tuesday at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center ahead of Ohio State vs. Michigan.

Ohio State has lost its last three games against Michigan, and it has cast a shadow over the Buckeyes' otherwise great performance in that span. No one has felt that more than Ryan Day, who has been tormented by those losses to the Wolverines.

By NOAH TRISTER The expanded Big Ten is poised to be a major player in this season’s College Football Playoff. The 18-team conference had three of the top-four teams in the AP poll this week

The 18-team conference had three of the top-four teams in the AP poll last week — No. 1 Oregon, No. 2 Ohio State and No. 4 Penn State. A one-loss Indiana team is ranked 10th but is still very much a contender to make the playoff, given how many Southeastern Conference teams have three defeats or more.

The 18-team conference had three of the top-four teams in the AP poll this week — No. 1 Oregon, No. 2 Ohio State and No. 4 Penn State. A one-loss Indiana team is ranked 10th but is still very much a contender to make the playoff,