No. 6 Oregon (4-0) at No. 3, 3-0 Penn State, 4:30 p.m. PT on NBC from Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania, streamed on the Peacock Network.
Announcers: Noah Engle, play-by-play, former Penn State quarterback Todd Blackledge, color analyst, Kathryn Tappen, sideline.
Odds: Penn State is a 3-.5-point favorite. The over/under is 51.5 and the MoneyLine is Oregon +140, Penn State -165.
Weather forecast: Cloudy, high of 72 degrees and low of 56 degrees with wind gusts between five and 10 miles per hour throughout the day, 30 percent chance of showers prior to gametime, 5 percent chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon.
Injury report: An updated injury report will be provided closer to kickoff. For the Ducks, safety Trey McNutt, wide receiver Dillon Gresham and wide receiver Evan Stewart are out. Running back Noah Whittington and linebacker Dylan Williams are expected to be good-to-go, according to a Monday update from Dan Lanning.
For Penn State, the website Victory Bell Rings issues the following update:
DE Mylachi Williams - Questionable (undisclosed)
DE Mason Robinson - Questionable (undisclosed)
DE Max Granville - OUT (undisclosed)
WR Kaden Saunders - OUT (undisclosed)
WR Josiah Brown - OUT (undisclosed)
Key Stats: Penn State is 4th nationally in scoring defense after three games, allowing just 5.7 points per game. The Nittany Lions are No. 3 in the country in yards per play defense at 3.59.
Offensively, PSU features a potent running game, 5.53 yards per carry and 194 yards per game. In the Big Ten Championship last year they run for 297 yards against the Ducks.
Oregon's offense, while playing weak competition early in the year, remains No. 7 in the country in scoring at 50.8 points per game, No. 7 in yards per play at 8.09.
Dakorien Moore Might Be The Best Freshman WR In The Country pic.twitter.com/mHxCs5bLNK
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The Ducks have employed deep rotations on both sides of the ball in their 4-0 start.
Series history: The teams have met five times, with Penn State holding a 3-2 edge. In the 1995 Rose Bowl, PSU won 38-20 as Ki-Jana Carter broke an 83-yard run. In the Big Ten Championship Game last December the Ducks won in Indianapolis 45-37.
On Penn State's first offensive play of the 1995 Rose Bowl, Ki-Jana Carter exploded for an 83-yard touchdown run. The Nittany Lions averaged 47 points per game in what turned out to be an unbeaten season, as they defeated Oregon 38-20. pic.twitter.com/zj9MtD8xKi
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