Penn State, Northwestern and college football playoff
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For the third straight week, Penn State has lost as a favorite, now at the hands of the Northwestern Wildcats by a final score of 22-21 after blowing a fourth quarter lead.
Northwestern charged into one of the Big Ten's toughest venues in Beaver Stadium on Saturday and pulled off a stunning 22-21 upset of
Preview the Oct. 11 matchup between the Penn State Nittany Lions and Northwestern Wildcats with predictions, odds, over/under, spread, betting lines and more.
With 2023’s 41-13 devastation against Penn State in the back of its mind, a new-look Northwestern entered its most challenging forum yet: Beaver Stadium. Graduate student quarterback Preston Stone and the ’Cats (4-2,
Penn State Nittany Lions quarterback Drew Allar was forced to leave the game against Northwestern due to a leg injury.
The UCLA Bruins (1-4) travel to Spartan Stadium to face the Michigan State Spartans (3-2) in a Big Ten Conference College Football matchup.
Penn State's Dani Dennis-Sutton blocks the punt, and Liam Clifford recovers it at the UCLA six a stumbles into the end zone. Extra Point is good. Good sequence for Penn State football: back-to-back sacks to force a 4th and 25.
UCLA quarterback Nico Iamaleava threw for two touchdowns and ran for an additional three scores in a 42-37 victory, the Bruins' first of the season. Penn State failed to stop a UCLA offense that hadn't done much in 2025 so far, also failing to keep up offensively despite the talent gap.