PennLive’s pregame coverage of note: Drew Allar and his sequence that opened Gary Danielson’s eyes (Flounders); A look at some Penn State freshmen poised to see action down the stretch (Ralph); Penn State continues to climb in college playoff rankings (McGonigal). Series: Penn State leads 16-3-1.

They rebounded from their 20-13 loss to the Buckeyes by pummeling Washington 35-6 last week at Beaver Stadium, They can lock up a berth in the 12-team CFP by finishing the regular season with wins over Purdue, Minnesota and Maryland.

Preview the Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Purdue Boilermakers college football matchup, with score predictions, stats, and game information.

No. 4 Penn State travels to Purdue on Saturday afternoon as the Nittany Lions look to maintain momentum on their march to the 12-team College Football Playoff. This will be the first meeting between the two teams since 2022 and the second straight home game for a Boilermakers squad still seeking its first win over an FBS opponent this year.

What the analytics predict for Penn State vs. Purdue in this Week 12 college football game by an analytical model that picks winners.

You can see our Big Ten picks for this weekend, but we always share our expanded thoughts and final score predictions for the Penn State game in a separate post. So without any further delay, here are our predictions for this weekend’s matchup between the Nittany Lions and Purdue.

Three wins is all that separates Penn State from clinching their first-ever College Football Playoff berth. They can whittle things down to just two wins after tomorrow’s game at Purdue, so long as they find themselves on the right side of the following X-Factors below: Purdue is dead last in the Big Ten in passing yards allowed per attempt (9.

Penn State is through the thick of its 2024 regular season schedule with its most difficult matchups settled. In some ways, that’s a negative for coach James Franklin and his program. With their best wins over Illinois,