After struggling against Jim Knowles' defense for two seasons, Drew Allar now benefits from detailed feedback on his weaknesses from Penn State’s new defensive coordinator.

With talks of College Football Playoff expansion, a holding pattern continues formation between the Big Ten and other Power 4 conferences. The Big Ten wants four automatic bids in its proposal, while the SEC, ACC and Big 12 are fine moving forward with five auto-bids and the rest at-large if the 12-team field moves to 14 or 16 in the future.