In one of the most anticipated games of the week, No. 4 Ohio State will visit Beaver Stadium to take on No. 9 Penn State in its annual Penn State White Out game Saturday night. The primetime tilt is set for 7:30 p.m. on ABC.
Penn State is also hosting ESPN's College GameDay, as the popular pregame show visits campus for a second consecutive season and Penn State White Out game, broadcasting live from 9 a.m. to noon.
For the second consecutive season and ninth time all-time, both teams will meet while being ranked in the AP Top 10. Both schools will also put undefeated records on the line for the first time since 1998.
It will be a match-up of the highest scoring offenses in the nation, as Penn State (55.5) and Ohio State (54.5) rank first and second, respectively, in FBS. Neither team has scored fewer than 40 points in a game this season, and neither defense has allowed 40 or more points in a game. The 1-2 statistical comparisons persist at the quarterback position at the conference level. Trace McSorley is second in the Big Ten only to Ohio State's Dwayne Haskins in points responsible for and passing touchdowns.
The last two meetings between the Nittany Lions and Buckeyes have been thrillers. A total of four points has decided the two games, and neither team leading at the start of the fourth quarter was leading at the end.
Ohio State has maintained a top-five ranking in both polls for the duration of the season. The Buckeyes will be playing in their first true road game of the season after defeating then-No. 15/14 TCU in AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys. Ohio State ranks tops in the conference and third in FBS in total offense averaging 599.0 yards per game.