Penn State moved up in the College Football Playoff rankings, setting up one of the highest-ranked matchups of the college football season in Saturday’s Big Ten championship game.

The Penn State football team finds themselves at number 3 in this week’s College Football Playoff Rankings, the final rankings before the playoff itself is set. The Nittany Lions are headed to Indianapolis to face the Oregon Ducks in the Big Ten title game this upcoming weekend;

Three days after rebounding from their only loss of the season with a 66-0 rout of rival Purdue, the Hoosiers are ninth in the latest CFP rankings.

Penn State’s Abdul Carter, the Big Ten defensive player of the year, has been a menace around the edge this season, racking up career-highs with 10 sacks and 19.5 tackles for loss. Oregon’s offense is well aware of the threat he presents on the defensive line.

The Ducks are one win away from taking down Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State -- all in their first Big Ten season

Indiana football's Curt Cignetti won Big Ten Coach of the Year on Wednesday, here's a look at all the Hoosiers recognized by the conference:

The Big Ten Conference announced Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel as its Offensive Player of the Year, among other awards.