One team in Saturday's matchup between Indiana and Penn State is ranked No. 2 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings, but it isn't the team most experts would have predicted two months ago.

The undefeated Hoosiers find themselves behind only Ohio State in the initial CFP rankings and will look to back that positioning up when they visit the reeling Nittany Lions in University Park, Pa.

Indiana (9-0, 6-0 Big Ten) has cruised through its schedule to this point, highlighted by double-digit wins against Illinois (63-10) and Oregon (30-20), both of which were ranked in the top 10 at the time.

Most recently, the Hoosiers crushed Maryland 55-10 largely due to 367 rushing yards. Kaelon Black rushed for 110 yards and scored a touchdown, while Fernando Mendoza added a rushing touchdown

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