June 14, 2026

College football games, Week 9: Ohio State finally takes test at Penn State, Tennessee gets chance to warm up

USATSI Ohio State is finally playing somebody. It probably won’t matter. The competition to date for the No. 2 Buckeyes has been fairly soft. Notre Dame (No. 5 at the time of kickoff) has been the only ranked challenger. The next six opponents have been trounced by an average of 38.6 points. It’s Ohio State, and it’s blowing everyone away. That should be enough to have faith in the Buckeyes as they play their biggest game of the year at No. 13 Penn State. The Nittany Lions’ most significant accomplishment to date might be getting into a tunnel war at Michigan. This game has been a fork in the road for Penn State as of late. Ohio State has won nine of the last 10 meetings while establishing itself as the Big Ten big dog across the last decade. It is part of a try-not-to-yawn weekend. The top-four ranked teams…

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