The Nittany Lions travel to Minnesota this weekend for a 3:30 p.m. kickoff on CBS. Here’s what Franklin said at his weekly press conference in previewing the matchup.

Penn State Nittany Lions coach James Franklin turned a press conference question into a recruiting pitch for one of the nation's top tight ends.

Penn State appears set in its enviable No. 4 ranking following the 49-10 beatdown of Purdue. No one lost above it, though Oregon came precariously close on the road. And the teams right behind PSU − No. 6 BYU and No. 7 Tennessee − each lost critical games and a shot at applying top-five pressure.

The top of the College Football Playoff rankings should stay the same. But there will be change in the top 10. Our prediction for how it shakes out.

Nicole Auerbach sifts through the mess in the SEC and projects the fallout from monster matchups down the stretch.