Where will Penn State end up in the first College Football Playoff rankings?: Newsstand
Penn State news, notes, and updates for Nov. 5 include College Football Playoff rankings projections, headlines of the day, and more. It’s time to dive into Tuesday’s top tweets and headlines about the Nittany Lions and college athletics.
Penn State tweets of the day
The first CFP rankings from the selection committee come out tonight. ESPN will air the rankings release show at 7 p.m. ET. Where will Penn State land? A smattering of media projections are in. The Athletic puts the Lions at No. 7 and projects them to host No. 10 Notre Dame in the first round. John Leuzzi at USA Today, meanwhile, has the same matchup but puts PSU at No. 8 and the Fighting Irish at No. 9. College Football News also puts the Lions at No. 8.
“There’s not a fantastic win to get fired up about, but the team held its own against Ohio State,” Pete Fiutak writes. “There’s no projecting with the CFP, but this will be a top 10 ranking on talent.”
ESPN’s Heather Dinich puts the Lions at No. 7.
“Penn State had opportunities to beat Ohio State at home, but the Buckeyes were better and faster,” she writes. “It wasn’t pretty, but it was at least competitive and not a lopsided loss. The Nittany Lions don’t have much on the rest of their schedule to help compensate for it. Four road wins are against teams that each have at least three losses.”
Top 10
- 1Hot
Ben Herbstreit
Kirk Herbstreit asks for prayers
- 2
USC makes QB change
Trojans to start Jayden Maiava
- 3Trending
Dabo denied vote
'They done voted me out of the state'
- 4
Dana Holgorsen is back
Former Houston, WVU coach joins Nebraska staff
- 5
Couching Carousel
Intel on potential head coaching moves
Blue-White Illustrated will have complete coverage of the CFP top-25 rankings on Tuesday night. The full list should be out by 7:30 p.m. ET.
Headlines of the day
Penn State’s James Franklin addresses penalty woes in Ohio State loss: ‘That’s concerning’: Ralph, PennLive
White Out visitor list closes in on 50 confirmed prospects after coveted four-star edge rusher confirms plans to attend: Snyder, BWI
James Franklin Addresses Fan Interaction, Jason Kelce Incident at Penn State-Ohio State Game: Wogenrich, SI
What is on the Penn State to-do list in November? Finish strong, push to signing day, and more: Pickel, BWI
Days After Ohio State Loss Have Been ‘Very Introspective,’ Penn State’s James Franklin Says: Engle, Statecollege.com
What did Penn State coach James Franklin think about the Lions’ fourth quarter goal-to-go failure against Ohio State upon review?: Pickel, BWI
Penn State, Clemson in College Football Playoff doubt leads Week 10 overreactions: USA Today
What time, TV channel, is Penn State-Purdue on Nov. 16?: Pickel, BWI
Quote of the day
“We showed them some clips of just the energy and the passion to expect. But on the same token, we’ve had really great crowds. You know, every game we played this year, Iowa was sold out, Indiana was sold out. So, yeah, it’s going to be a sell out with double the amount of people as those groups. But in the same token, we just gotta go play ball and try to see if we can play the best game we played all year.”
—Washington coach Jedd Fisch on playing PSU in the White Out game this weekend.
