• No. 5 Oregon at No. 2 Penn State is an early referendum on the Big Ten conference race. • Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer faces pressure to secure a win against No. 3 Georgia after a recent loss. • LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier is under pressure to improve his performance against No. 11 Mississippi.

The 2024 Big Ten season ended with Oregon beating Penn State in the conference championship game, capping an unbeaten run through the regular season and earning the Ducks the top seed in the College Football Playoff .

There’s a little less on the line when No. 5 Oregon heads to Beaver Stadium to take on the No. 2 Nittany Lions . Not so much a winner-take-all matchup as an early referendum on the Big Ten race, the loser will still be in position to win the conference and earn an opening-r

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