College football's best players in every defensive category
Pro Football Focus digs into the numbers and breaks down who was the best this season all over the defensive side of the ball.
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2019 Schedule
10-2, 2nd in Big Ten - East
The best college football moments of the 2019 season (2:51)
Ranking the most entertaining bowl games
Here is your yearly installment of our bowl watchability rankings. Because while every game is entertaining, some are simply must-see TV.
Cotton Bowl preview: Can Memphis make a statement against Penn State?
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The best high school football recruits this decade
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The tradition and intrigue behind the Heisman Trophy (1:11)
ODU hires Penn St. OC Rahne as new head coach
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New Year's 6 set; Michigan-Bama in Citrus Bowl
Baylor and Georgia will meet in the Sugar Bowl; Virginia and Florida face off in the Orange Bowl; Oregon will see Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl; Memphis will clash with Penn State in the Cotton Bowl.
AAC can earn some respect in Cotton Bowl (1:29)
Projecting all 41 bowl games, including the College Football Playoff
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Penn State rewards Franklin with new 6-year deal
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Projecting all 41 bowl games, including the College Football Playoff
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What the playoff and New Year's Six bowl games would be today
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PSU's Gross-Matos, Kiper's No. 3 DE, to go pro
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College football conference power rankings
Times sure have changed since September, when Alabama looked to once again be the class of the SEC.
Projecting all 41 bowl games, including the College Football Playoff
See how our experts envision the entire bowl season playing out.
AP Top 25 poll reaction: What's next for each ranked team
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Who has the best chance to make the College Football Playoff?
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Brown's 3 TDs lead No. 12 Penn State over Rutgers 27-6
Journey Brown ran for 103 yards with three touchdowns and No. 12 Penn State pulled away from Rutgers 27-6 on Saturday.
Brown runs in his 3rd touchdown of the game (0:26)
Levis turns bad snap into 44-yard TD pass (0:29)
Brown bounces his way into end zone (0:22)
Brown reaches over goal line for Penn State TD (0:24)
What the playoff and New Year's Six bowl games would be today
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2019 Big Ten Standings
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 9-0 | 13-0 |
| Penn State | 7-2 | 10-2 |
| Michigan | 6-3 | 9-3 |
| Indiana | 5-4 | 8-4 |
| Michigan State | 4-5 | 6-6 |
| Maryland | 1-8 | 3-9 |
| Rutgers | 0-9 | 2-10 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Wisconsin | 7-2 | 10-3 |
| Minnesota | 7-2 | 10-2 |
| Iowa | 6-3 | 9-3 |
| Illinois | 4-5 | 6-6 |
| Purdue | 3-6 | 4-8 |
| Nebraska | 3-6 | 5-7 |
| Northwestern | 1-8 | 3-9 |
2019 Team Leaders
Team Stats
Passing Yards228.769th
Rushing Yards173.552nd
Points For34.384th
Points Against14.1
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2019 Polls & Rankings
| CFP RANKINGS | AP | COACHES |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 13 | 12 |
2020 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Jacobs | OLB | Committed | 84 |
| Cole Brevard | DT | Committed | 84 |
| Enzo Jennings | CB | Committed | 83 |
| Coziah Izzard | DE | Committed | 83 |
| Jaden Dottin | WR | Committed | 83 |
Awards
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | S. Barkley | Paul Hornung Award |
| 2015 | C. Nassib | Lombardi Award |
| 2015 | C. Nassib | Ted Hendricks Award |
| 2015 | C. Nassib | Lott IMPACT Trophy |
| 2013 | J. Urschel | Campbell Trophy |