James Franklin's 9-1 Nittany Lions visit Minnesota on Saturday and close out the regular season at home against Maryland.

Penn State won't need the Big Ten title game to get into the College Football Playoff, but tiebreakers can still get them to Indianapolis.

If you assumed Penn State was eliminated from the Big Ten Championship Game, it's time to reconsider. The Nittany Lions don't have a direct, or even gently curved, road to Indianapolis for the Dec. 7 title game. But they can get there. Here's how.

At 6-1 in Big Tne play, Penn State sits in fourth place in the Big Ten standings following the result of Week 12. Oregon essentially clinched its spot in the Big Ten championship game with a defensive victory at Wisconsin on Saturday night.

No. 1 Oregon can lock up a spot in the Big Ten Championship Game if it wins at Wisconsin on Saturday. While a Ducks victory would nail down one side of the league title game, which is set for Dec. 7 on CBS,