A stunning collapse of the James Franklin era at Penn State has left Ohio State a three-touchdown favorite. The Nittany Lions opened the season ranked No. 2 in the AP poll but have dropped four straight and will be playing their second game under interim coach Terry Smith following Franklin's firing.

While Steelers fans sit on pins and needles awaiting the final 90 minutes of the NFL trade deadline (4 p.m. EST), Pittsburgh offered up a less “groundbreaking” move Tuesday afternoon, adding defensive back Daequan Hardy and linebacker Mark Robinson to the team’s practice squad.

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Ohio State fans got the opportunity to boo Penn State DC Jim Knowles, who was shown on the jumbotron during the 38-14 win over the Nittany Lions.

In his first game as Penn State’s interim coach, Terry Smith came here not certain if the Nittany Lions would win but certain they would give a maximum effort that was clearly absent during the last three games of James Franklin’s tenure.

The Penn State men’s basketball team spent the final 3:28 on a 16-2 run, including 11 unanswered points in the final two minutes, to earn a gritty 76-68 season-opening victory over Fairfield Monday night inside the Jordan Center.

One Penn State beat writer believes the Nittany Lions are "not suited for victory" against the Indiana Hoosiers unless the defense can play light-years better than they have for most of the year.

Ohio State remains No. 1 in both polls after defeating the Nittany Lions, with other conference foes Indiana (2nd in both polls) Oregon (6th in both polls), Michigan (20th in Coaches, 21st in AP), and USC (21st in Coaches, 20th in AP). The Nittany Lions face the Hoosiers at noon.