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An updated look at the Big Ten power rankings after Week 8.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — No. 16 Penn State (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten) leaned on its tight ends, who combined for two receiving touchdowns, in the Nittany Lions’ 45-17 victory over Minnesota (4-3, 1-3) in their annual White Out game Saturday night.

PITTSBURGH — It would be silly to suggest that Penn State's James Franklin needs a win Saturday afternoon at Michigan. He signed a 10-year, $75 million contract extension in November that runs through the 2031 season. He has plenty of job security. He doesn't need much of anything.

Penn State vs Michigan game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 7 game on Saturday, October 15

Ranking Big Ten quarterbacks by Total QBR after Week 6. Is C.J. Stroud still hanging onto the top spot with J.J. McCarthy of Michigan now included for the first week? #GoBucks

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Fifth-year defensive end Nick Tarburton was involved in two takeaways and the rest of No. 11 Penn State’s (5-0) defense held Northwestern (1-4) in check to overcome five Nittany Lion turnovers in a 17-7 win on a rainy Saturday evening at Beaver Stadium.

Ryan Hilinski’s TD pass to Jacob Gill was NU’s only score.

Where do all the Big Ten quarterbacks stack up against one another after Week 4? Where is C.J. Stroud after tossing 5 more TD passes? #GoBucks

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Fourth-year tight end Brenton Strange's first career multi-touchdown day powered No. 14 Penn State's offense as the Nittany Lions responded from a sloppy first half to beat Central Michigan, 33-14, on Saturday afternoon at Beaver Stadium.