Buckeyes face the next big test in Penn State

• A win also keeps OSU firmly in playoff contention.

State of play: The Big Ten foes both enter Saturday's game undefeated.

• The Nittany Lions have won every game by at least 17 points, including a 31-0 rout against a tough Iowa team a few weeks ago.
• The Buckeyes have played some closer-than-expected games this year, though they drubbed Purdue last week, 41-7.

Of note: Penn State punt returner Kaden Saunders is a local native who attended Westerville South High School.

• Saunders is a good egg — he's spent free time this season reading to elementary school kids and surprised them with a recess game of football.
• We hope he has a good game … next Saturday. 😉

The intrigue: Two national pregame shows, ESPN's College GameDay and Fox Sports' Big Noon Kickoff, will both tape on campus Saturday morning.

• The latter features former OSU head coach Urban Meyer as a co-host.

Meanwhile, Eupouria owner Ben Morgan has a big reason to eye the score: He's covering the entire bar's self-serve tabs if the Buckeyes lose.

How to watch: Kickoff is noon Saturday on Fox.