ESPN College Gameday 2024: Week 10 Schedule, Location, Predictions and More

ESPN College Gameday travels to Happy Valley in Week 10 for a showdown between No. 3 Penn State and No. 4 Ohio State.

The crew will have all of the coverage for the high-stakes, Top 5 showdown on Saturday afternoon.

Who wins the Big Ten match-up and where can you check out the most popular pregame show in college football?

Find out with this preview.

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Info

Date: Saturday, November 2

Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Location: Bryce Jordan Center (moves inside Beaver Stadium for the final half hour)

TV: ESPN, ESPN U

Streaming: ESPN+

Crew: Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Lee Corso, Pat McAfee, Pete Thamel, Stanford Steve, Jen Lada, and Jess Sims

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Prediction

For the first time since 2021 and their victory over Auburn, Penn State hosts College Gameday for a showdown with a Buckeyes team that holds a commanding 23-8 record against the Nittany Lions in their all-time series.

With that said, Ohio State is only 9-6 away from against their conference rivals.

Penn State is one of eight remaining unbeaten teams in the country while their opponents are a one-point loss to Oregon away from joining them.

Neither head coach James Franklin nor Ryan Day is good against top-ranked opposition, with both sporting losing records against top-five teams. Franklin may be forced to reverse that trend without his starting quarterback, Drew Allar, who suffered a knee injury in Week 9 against Wisconsin.

Since 2023, he has been the Big Ten leader in passing yards (4,271) and touchdowns (37) and the driving force behind the school's offense. However, the idea of starting a backup in Beau Pribula against an excellent Ohio State defense is not particularly appealing for the home team, no matter how admirably Pribula played in the second half of the Wisconsin game.

The Buckeyes are not without their injuries. Their offensive line is decimated following an injury to left tackle Josh Simmons against Oregon a few weeks back. Add to that his replacement, Zach Michalski, going down against Nebraska a week ago, and you have an area of the team that can be targeted by a Penn State pass rush that can make life miserable for quarterback Will Howard.

Defense is almost always the difference and should be here.

The uncertainty surrounding Allar and whether he plays, coupled with an Ohio State defense that is tough normally, let alone against a hobbled quarterback or backup, makes it difficult to imagine Franklin finally getting that standout and defining victory Saturday.

Ohio State, with a better quarterback and stingier defense, wins this one by a narrow margin.

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Prediction: Ohio State, 34-31