Sitting at 3-3 with six games remaining, Penn State will have to find three wins the rest of the way to avoid missing out on a bowl game. Penn State has two games against ranked opponents ( Ohio State and Indiana) and road games against Michigan State and Rutgers .

Penn State, led by interim coach Terry Smith, is hoping to use the bye week to rally and end the season on a high note. At 3-4 on the season, the Nittany Lions must win three of their five remaining games to reach bowl eligibility — a far cry from the team's preseason No. 3 ranking.

At the start of the 2025 season, it was reasonable to wonder where Penn State would play after earning their first College Football Playoff bye. At worst, the most likely outcome appeared to be hosting a first-round game for the second season in a row.

Penn State’s matchup with No. 1 Ohio State has a kick time and TV network. The Nittany Lions will take on the Buckeyes at noon on Nov. 1 in a game that will air on Fox. Penn State will enter the game on a four-game losing streak, with a bye on Saturday, while Ohio State will be 7-0 with a bye of its own this weekend.

Penn State lost its way, and its coach, this season, one that will go down as perhaps the most confounding in program history. The Nittany Lions went from preseason No. 2 to a head-coaching search in just six games. And James Franklin is the team's former coach promising to win a title elsewhere.

Mangold was a monster in the middle of the OSU offensive line during his time in Columbus and enjoyed a productive NFL career as well. He also seemed to be well liked by just about everyone he interacted with. We pay our respects to the fallen Buckeye legend.

A week after firing James Franklin, Penn State still couldn’t get over the hump under interim coach Terry Smith.

Penn State has lost its fourth straight game and will go into its bye week with a record of 3-4, and 0-4 in Big Ten play. Penn State's offense accounted for 17 points in a tough defensive battle with Iowa as Ethan Grunkmeyer passed for just 93 yards with two interceptions in his first start in place of the injured Drew Allar.

Here's what you need to know of Penn State football's White Out game tradition, as the Nittany Lions host No. 5 Oregon on Saturday in Happy Valley.

What to watch for when Penn State comes to the Rose Bowl to play UCLA, which is winless and has still not held a lead in any of its four games this season.