STATE COLLEGE, PA - SEPTEMBER 10: Head coach James Franklin of the Penn State Nittany Lions leads the team onto the field before the game against the Ohio Bobcats at Beaver Stadium on September 10, 2022 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)

This Saturday, Penn State Football is heading south, with a number next to their name for the first time since last November. That ranking is higher than Pitt, so all feels right in the world again.

Saturday represents Penn States‘ chance to capture the nation’s attention again. The national spotlight of being the marquee game on CBS will put millions of eyes on the program. Penn State can start to rebuild the reputation of the program into a contender instead of a .500 team.

Auburn is the strongest competition that Penn State will have faced so far this season. They will test this version of the Penn State Football team and serves as a measuring stick for where the program stands.

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