Only two teams are ranked ahead of Penn State football currently and one of them lost Saturday night.
No. 5 Georgia took on No. 1 Texas in Austin was a game many felt would be a classic. It ended up falling short.
Georgia took care of Texas 30-15. As a result, there will, without question, be a new No. 1 come Sunday afternoon.
That No. 1 will likely be Oregon, who had been No. 2 and improved to 7-0 with a 35-0 win at Purdue Friday night. The question of who will be No. 2 is more intriguing, and Penn State is in the mix.
PENN STATE COULD BE NO. 2
Itโs simple logic. A team ahead of Penn State lost, so therefore, PSU has a realistic chance of moving up to No. 2. PSU has done everything itโs supposed to do through six games. Although it hasnโt always been easyโ 34.5-point underdog Bowling Green only lost to Penn State by 7โ not a lot of teams can start 6-0, and Penn State has been one of them. As a result, Penn State has its highest ranking since 2017, when it rose to No. 2 led by RB Saquon Barkley and QB Trace McSorley. That team ended up finishing 11-2 with a Fiesta Bowl win.
So that should settle it, right? PSU should be No. 2. Exceptโฆ
GEORGIA HAS A CASE
Beating the No. 1 team in the country on the road at night is impressive. Beating the No. 1 ย team in the country on the road at night by double digits is a whole different level. Although Georgia has one loss, and that loss was to an Alabama team thatโs lost two of its past three, itโd be crazy for the polls not to consider moving Georgia to No. 2.
PSU canโt control where itโs ranked. It can control preparing for Wisconsin. Thatโs who it plays at 7:30 in Madison on NBC Saturday night.