Penn State moved to No. 4, now behind only undefeated and No. 1 Oregon and one-loss Ohio State and Texas. The previously-No. 4 Volunteers dropped to 11th and expect to fall to the edge of the College Football Playoff rankings this week.

The star tailback was not listed on Saturday's Big Ten pregame availability report — the latest bit of good news for the Nittany Lions (8-1, 5-1 overall) as they hope to continue their run game resurgence. The Lions may have Singleton and co-starter Kaytron Allen at full-speed against the dysfunctional Purdue Boilermakers.

It is very likely that there’s little Penn State could have done to help its playoff case in the eyes of the College Football Playoff selection committee Saturday evening. The Nittany Lions were four score favorites over a Purdue team that is sitting at the bottom of the Big Ten, and playing like one of the worst teams in college football.

Free Press sports writer Chris Solari on what Michigan State football learned in a 38-16 loss at Illinois and previews Friday night's Purdue visit.

The Michigan State Spartans (4-6) hit the road for a Big Ten battle against the Purdue Boilermakers (1-9) on Friday, November 22, 2024 at Spartan Stadium. Find out how to watch this matchup on FOX in the article below.

The No. 22 LSU Tigers head to Gainesville on Saturday to take on the Florida Gators at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET, with the game airing on ABC and streaming live on fuboTV.