Ohio State-Penn State is ESPN's Game of the Week.
ESPN announced Sunday that College GameDay will be in State College for the battle between No. 4 Ohio State and No. 3 Penn State.
WE'RE HEADED TO HAPPY VALLEY
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) October 27, 2024
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Next weekend will mark the second time College GameDay is on campus for an Ohio State game this season. The ESPN kickoff show was also in Eugene on Oct. 12 to preview the top-three showdown between Ohio State and Oregon. The Buckeyes fell to the Ducks, 32-21, in that contest.
After a 21-17 win over Nebraska on Saturday, Ohio State will enter next weekend's game with the Oregon loss as its lone blemish through nine weeks. Penn State, meanwhile, will be undefeated following a 28-13 win over Wisconsin at Camp Randall Stadium. The Nittany Lions also have victories over West Virginia, Bowling Green, Kent State, Illinois, UCLA and USC this year.
According to consensus lines from The Action Network, Ohio State is a 3.5-point favorite over Penn State as of Sunday morning. The Buckeyes hold a 24-14 advantage in the all-time series. Ohio State has also won seven straight matchups since 2016, when it suffered a 24-21 loss at Beaver Stadium.
Ohio State is 40-20 all-time when GameDay is on campus for one of its games. The team's latest win in a GameDay game came over Notre Dame in 2023, while its latest losses with GameDay on site were to Michigan in 2023 and Oregon in 2024.
| Date | Game | Location | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEPT. 28, 1996 | #4 OHIO STATE at #5 NOTRE DAME | SOUTH BEND, IN | OHIO STATE, 29–16 |
| OCT. 5, 1996 | #4 PENN STATE at #3 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 38–7 |
| OCT. 26, 1996 | #2 OHIO STATE at #20 IOWA | IOWA CITY, IA | OHIO STATE 38–26 |
| OCT. 4, 1997 | #8 IOWA at #7 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 23–7 |
| OCT. 3, 1998 | #7 PENN STATE at #1 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 28–9 |
| SEPT. 14, 2002 | #10 WASHINGTON STATE at #6 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 25–7 |
| NOV. 23, 2002 | #12 MICHIGAN at #2 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 14–9 |
| JAN. 3, 2003 | BCS CHAMPIONSHIP: #2 OHIO STATE vs. #1 MIAMI | TEMPE, AZ | OHIO STATE, 31–24 (2OT) |
| AUG. 30, 2003 | #17 WASHINGTON at #2 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 28–9 |
| NOV. 15, 2003 | #11 PURDUE at #4 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 16–13 (OT) |
| NOV. 22, 2003 | #4 OHIO STATE at #5 MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | MICHIGAN, 35–21 |
| SEPT. 10, 2005 | #2 TEXAS at #4 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | TEXAS, 25–22 |
| OCT. 8, 2005 | #6 OHIO STATE at #16 PENN STATE | UNIVERSITY PARK, PA | PENN STATE, 17–10 |
| SEPT. 9, 2006 | #1 OHIO STATE at #2 TEXAS | AUSTIN, TX | OHIO STATE, 24–7 |
| SEPT. 23, 2006 | #24 PENN STATE at #1 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 28–6 |
| SEPT. 30, 2006 | #1 OHIO STATE at #13 IOWA | IOWA CITY, IA | OHIO STATE, 38–17 |
| NOV. 18, 2006 | #2 MICHIGAN at #1 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 42–39 |
| JAN. 8, 2007 | BCS CHAMPIONSHIP: #2 FLORIDA vs. #1 OHIO STATE | GLENDALE, AZ | FLORIDA, 41–14 |
| OCT. 27, 2007 | #1 OHIO STATE at #25 PENN STATE | UNIVERSITY PARK, PA | OHIO STATE, 37–17 |
| NOV. 17, 2007 | #7 OHIO STATE at #23 MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | OHIO STATE, 14–3 |
| JAN. 7, 2008 | BCS CHAMPIONSHIP: #2 LSU at #1 OHIO STATE | NEW ORLEANS, LA | LSU, 38–24 |
| SEPT. 13, 2008 | #5 OHIO STATE at #1 USC | LOS ANGELES, CA | USC, 35–3 |
| OCT. 25, 2008 | #3 PENN STATE at #10 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | PENN STATE, 13–6 |
| SEPT. 12, 2009 | #3 USC at #8 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | USC, 18–15 |
| JAN. 1, 2010 | ROSE BOWL: #8 OHIO STATE vs. #7 OREGON | PASADENA, CA | OHIO STATE, 26–17 |
| OCT. 16, 2010 | #1 OHIO STATE at #18 WISCONSIN | MADISON, WI | WISCONSIN, 31–18 |
| NOV. 13, 2010 | PENN STATE at #7 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 38–24 |
| JAN. 4, 2011 | SUGAR BOWL: #8 ARKANSAS vs. #6 OHIO STATE | NEW ORLEANS, LA | OHIO STATE, 31–26 |
| SEPT. 29, 2012 | #14 OHIO STATE at #20 MICHIGAN STATE | EAST LANSING, MI | OHIO STATE, 17–16 |
| OCT. 5, 2013 | #4 OHIO STATE at #16 NORTHWESTERN | EVANSTON, IL | OHIO STATE, 40–30 |
| DEC. 7, 2013 | B1G CHAMPIONSHIP: #10 MICHIGAN STATE vs. #2 OHIO STATE | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | MICHIGAN STATE, 34–24 |
| NOV. 8, 2014 | #13 OHIO STATE at #7 MICHIGAN STATE | EAST LANSING, MI | OHIO STATE, 49–37 |
| JAN. 12, 2015 | CFP CHAMPIONSHIP: #5 OHIO STATE vs. #3 OREGON | ARLINGTON, TX | OHIO STATE, 42–20 |
| NOV. 21, 2015 | #9 MICHIGAN STATE at #2 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | MICHIGAN STATE, 17–14 |
| OCT. 15, 2016 | #2 OHIO STATE at #8 WISCONSIN | MADISON, WI | OHIO STATE, 30–23 (OT) |
| NOV. 26, 2016 | #3 MICHIGAN at #2 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 30–27 (2OT) |
| DEC. 31, 2016 | FIESTA BOWL: #3 CLEMSON vs. #2 OHIO STATE | GLENDALE, AZ | CLEMSON, 31–0 |
| AUG. 31, 2017 | #2 OHIO STATE at INDIANA | BLOOMINGTON, IN | OHIO STATE, 49–21 |
| SEPT. 9, 2017 | #6 OKLAHOMA at #2 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OKLAHOMA, 31–16 |
| OCT. 28, 2017 | #2 PENN STATE at #6 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 39–38 |
| SEPT. 15, 2018 | #4 OHIO STATE vs. #16 TCU | FORT WORTH, TX | OHIO STATE, 40-28 |
| SEPT. 29, 2018 | #4 OHIO STATE at #10 PENN STATE | STATE COLLEGE, PA | OHIO STATE, 27–26 |
| NOV. 24, 2018 | #4 MICHIGAN at #10 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 62-39 |
| JAN. 1, 2019 | ROSE BOWL: #9 WASHINGTON vs. #6 OHIO STATE | PASADENA, CA | OHIO STATE, 28-23 |
| SEP. 28, 2019 | #6 OHIO STATE at NEBRASKA | LINCOLN, NE | OHIO STATE, 48-7 |
| NOV. 23, 2019 | #9 PENN STATE at #2 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 28-17 |
| DEC. 28, 2019 | FIESTA BOWL: #3 CLEMSON vs. #2 OHIO STATE | GLENDALE, AZ | CLEMSON, 29-23 |
| OCT. 31, 2020 | #5 OHIO STATE at #8 PENN STATE | STATE COLLEGE, PA | OHIO STATE, 38-25 |
| JAN. 1, 2021 | SUGAR BOWL: #3 OHIO STATE vs. #2 CLEMSON | NEW ORLEANS, LA | OHIO STATE, 49-28 |
| JAN. 11, 2021 | CFP CHAMPIONSHIP: #3 OHIO STATE vs. #1 ALABAMA | MIAMI GARDENS, FL | ALABAMA, 52-24 |
| NOV. 20, 2021 | #7 MICHIGAN STATE at #4 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 56-7 |
| NOV. 27, 2021 | #2 OHIO STATE at #6 MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | MICHIGAN, 42-27 |
| JAN. 1, 2022 | ROSE BOWL: #6 OHIO STATE vs. #12 UTAH | PASADENA, CA | OHIO STATE, 48-45 |
| SEPT. 3, 2022 | #5 NOTRE DAME at #2 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 21-10 |
| NOV. 26, 2022 | #3 MICHIGAN at #2 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | MICHIGAN, 45-23 |
| DEC. 31, 2022 | CFP SEMIFINAL: #4 OHIO STATE vs. #1 GEORGIA | ATLANTA, GA | GEORGIA, 42-41 |
| SEPT. 23, 2023 | #6 OHIO STATE at #9 NOTRE DAME | SOUTH BEND, IN | OHIO STATE, 17-14 |
| OCT. 21, 2023 | #6 PENN STATE at #3 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 20-12 |
| NOV. 25, 2023 | #2 OHIO STATE at #3 MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | MICHIGAN, 30-24 |
| OCT. 12, 2024 | #3 OHIO STATE at #6 OREGON | EUGENE, OR | OREGON, 32-21 |
| NOV. 2, 2024 | #4 OHIO STATE at #3 PENN STATE | STATE COLLEGE, PA |
Ohio State and Penn State will face off at noon next Saturday. FOX will broadcast the conference matchup as part of its Big Noon Saturday slate and its Big Noon Kickoff pregame show will also air live from Penn State’s campus on Saturday morning.
