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Greg McElroy didn’t sugarcoat his opinion of Penn State’s collapse at UCLA. During Sunday’s episode of Always College Football, the ESPN analyst said the Nittan
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Penn State's updated College Football Playoff odds after historic loss to UCLA
Is the door slammed? Not quite, but the odds are nearly impossible.
Betting college football isn't for the faint of heart, as anything can — and will — happen from week to week. Already this season, we've seen several big upsets of ranked and unranked teams, including UCLA and new starting QB Nico Iamaleava losing 35-10 — at home, no less — to New Mexico as a 16-point favorite.
The shock of the weekend came out of Pasadena, and it set the tone for Sunday night’s episode of Josh Pate’s College Football Show. Josh Pate focused squarely o
Alabama extracted its revenge on Vanderbilt with a 30-14 win at home and threw an exclamation point on the end via a 20-yard Jam Miller touchdown with 17 seconds remaining.
Week 6 of the college football season was framed as a lackluster slate. Instead, the midday slate took a blowtorch to expectations. Projected College Football Playoff teams No. 7 Penn State and No. 9 Texas lost stunners against unranked opponents to shake up the picture.
The SEC is eating up half the spots in the latest College Football Playoff top 12 projection -- and Texas isn't even taking up one of them. The Longhorns are out following their loss to Florida in the Swamp. Penn State is out following an embarrassing loss at once-winless UCLA. Florida State is out after a second loss, this time to rival Miami.
The No. 7 Penn State Nittany Lions, led by quarterback Drew Allar, face the UCLA Bruins in a Big Ten game on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.
The Nittany Lions are 24.5-point favorites in the latest Penn State vs. UCLA odds, and the over/under for total points scored is 48.5. Before making any Penn State vs. UCLA picks, be sure to see what the SportsLine projection model has to say.
Michigan State won't overlook UCLA after its upset of Penn State. The Spartans host the Bruins on Saturday in their first noon game in two seasons.
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