PennLive’s pregame coverage of note: Drew Allar and his sequence that opened Gary Danielson’s eyes (Flounders); A look at some Penn State freshmen poised to see action down the stretch (Ralph); Penn State continues to climb in college playoff rankings (McGonigal). Series: Penn State leads 16-3-1.

Fans and media from outside the expansive Big Ten footprint criticized Penn State’s No. 4 position in this week’s College Football Playoff rankings. They contended that the Nittany Lions should be ranked lower because they don’t have a win over a team in this week’s CFP and Associated Press polls.

You can see our Big Ten picks for this weekend, but we always share our expanded thoughts and final score predictions for the Penn State game in a separate post. So without any further delay, here are our predictions for this weekend’s matchup between the Nittany Lions and Purdue.