BREAKING: Penn State football climbs the AP Poll ahead of USC game

After one of the wildest weekends of college football the next edition of the AP Poll has been released. On a weekend when the Penn State football team had a sleepy win over UCLA, the team has to be grateful considering all of the other teams that fell on Saturday, including the Nittany Lions’ next opponent in USC.

On a weekend that was jokingly apple-picking weekend because of what seemed like a poor slate of college football games turned into one of the most exciting weekends of the 2024 season. Alabama, Tennessee, and Missouri were all top ten teams that fell on Saturday, which led to the Penn State football team being able to move up in the AP Poll.

Full top 25 below:

1. 1. Texas
   2. Ohio State
   3. Oregon
   4. Penn State
   5. Georgia
   6. Miami
   7. Alabama
   8. Tennessee
   9. Ole Miss
   10. Clemson
   11. Iowa State
   12. Notre Dame
   13. LSU
   14. BYU
   15. Texas A&M
   16. Utah
   17. Boise State
   18. Kansas State
   19. Indiana
   20. Oklahoma
   21. Missouri
   22. Pittsburgh
   23. Illinois
   24. Michigan
   25. LSU

Penn State handled UCLA

Mandatory Credit: Matthew O’Haren-Imagn Images

While it wasn’t flashy, the Nittany Lions handled the UCLA Bruins 27-11 on Saturday afternoon. The lack of flash was largely due to Nick Singleton being sidelined for the game. But Penn State found a way to get the job done against a Bruins quarterback Justyn Martin who made his first career start against the Nittany Lions.

Drew Allar threw for 237 yards and accounted for one passing touchdown and one rushing touchdown. Up next Penn State hits the road to face USC at 3:30 on CBS next Saturday.

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