No. 5 Ohio State welcomes No. 20 Penn State into Columbus, OH, Saturday night for a big showdown in the B1G East.

Ohio State is 6-1, 4-0 in B1G play, and the Buckeyes have been rolling over opponents ever since they lost to No. 7 Oregon back in early September.

“Since the loss to Oregon, Ohio State has won its five games by an average score of 54-13,” said Chris ‘Bear’ Fallica of ESPN via his Twitter account. “However, the five teams the Buckeyes have beaten are a combined 10-21 vs. FBS opponents….”

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This is the first team in the AP Top-25 Ohio State has faced since losing to Oregon 35-28 in September. Penn State is No. 20 in this week’s edition of the AP Poll.

Head coach James Franklin has been receiving heat lately for how he has handled the questions about job openings across the country that his name is being linked.

Franklin misspoke a few times in a press conference on Tuesday when talking about the Ohio State game. He referred to them as Illinois when they had played Illinois the week before in a 9OT upset loss to the Illini.

Franklin also referred to Ohio State’s stadium as the Big House instead of the Shoe. You can read the full story on Franklin’s misspoken words here.

Penn State has never beaten a top 10 opponent in a true road game under Franklin.

“Under James Franklin, Penn State is 0-7 in true road games vs. Top 10 opponents (2-5 ATS), said Fallica. “Penn State has been an underdog in all seven games. In each of the last four instances, a Top 15 Penn State team has been involved….”

No. 20 Penn State goes on the road face No. 5 Ohio State in the Shoe at 7:30 ET on ABC.