Before Penn State faces Minnesota, Ohio State and Indiana square off in a game with CFP and Big Ten title implications.

The first order of business is Penn State still has to beat Minnesota, and then take care of Maryland in next week’s regular-season finale at home. Without wins in these two games, Penn State will not be able to get past Ohio State in the Big Ten title race thanks to a head-to-head tie-breaker favoring Ohio State over the Nittany Lions.

Fourth-ranked Penn State survived a scare from double-digit underdog Minnesota and moved closer to a College Football Playoff berth with a 26-25 victory Saturday. The Nittany Lions (7-1, 10-1) overcame two blocked kicks to subdue the Golden Gophers (4-4,