Here's who Penn State could play in the College Football Playoff bracket and the Nittany Lions' path to the national championship.

Let’s get right into the good, the bad, and the ugly from Saturday’s game. Penn State’s defense: It wasn’t a perfect start (I’ll get to that) but Penn State’s defense suffocated Maryland for most of the 60 minutes it was on the field.

Win No. 11 on the season sends the one-loss Nittany Lions to Indianapolis for the Big Ten conference championship game to challenge No. 1 Oregon in Indianapolis next Saturday. From Friday nights under the lights to Saturdays on the diamond,

Penn State will play Oregon for the Big Ten title after the Nittany Lions beat Maryland and Michigan upset Ohio State.

With Penn State’s win and Ohio State’s loss Saturday, the Nittany Lions have punched their ticket to the Big Ten championship game on Dec. 7.