Penn State and Oregon are days away from squaring off in the Big Ten championship game. The Nittany Lions and Ducks are playing for conference bragging rights, as well as a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff — and possibly the No. 1 overall seed.

The Penn State Nittany Lions navigated an offseason of change, critical injuries, three tense road games, that loss and its resulting boos to earn a date with the Oregon Ducks in Indianapolis.

Despite a rather turbulent opening games against Idaho and Boise State (37-34), Oregon (12-0) made the necessary adjustments that allowed the Ducks to finish the regular season undefeated. The Ducks’ #2 SP+ offense ranks top-10 nationally in success rate,