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James Franklin has picked up his first win over Ohio State since 2016. Penn State poached Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles over the weekend. While Ryan Day and the Buckeyes were busy celebrating their first national title in 10 years with a party at Ohio Stadium,

Preview the January 30 matchup between the Penn State Nittany Lions and Ohio State Buckeyes with how to watch, tv channel info, predictions, odds, over/under, spread, betting lines and more.

One of the most surprising coaching moves of the college football offseason was former Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles heading to Penn State to serve in the same role for the Buckeyes' Big Ten rival. The Pennsylvania native had just helped lead Ohio State and the nation's top defense to a College Football Playoff national championship.

Big Ten foes meet when the Penn State Nittany Lions (13-8, 3-7 Big Ten) host the Ohio State Buckeyes (12-8, 4-5 Big Ten) at Bryce Jordan Center, beginning at 6:30 PM ET on Thursday, January 30,

Looking to get back to .500 in conference play after two consecutive wins, the Buckeyes head to Penn State to face the Nittany Lions.

The Nittany Lions should not come as a surprise as they finished the previous season with a record of 13-3. They made it to the Big Ten Championship Game and reached the College Football Playoff semifinals before losing to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

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Iowa is looking to change the narrative with a win on Friday night. That won't be easy, though as the Hawkeyes have lost three straight and five of the last six to Penn State. With 10 wrestlers all ranked No. 7 or higher for the Nittany Lions, the path to an upset seems narrow for Iowa.