No team would’ve benefitted from a 12-team playoff more than Penn State over the years. Now, in the first year of its expansion, the Nittany Lions are one win away from securing not only a spot in the playoff but a home game in the first round.

PennLive's Penn State coverage team makes its picks for the Nittany Lions' regular season finale vs. Maryland.

Penn State season ticket holders now have the chance to reserve their parking spaces for a potential College Football Playoff game at Beaver Stadium, according to an email from Penn State Athletics. The process for reserving the parking is similar to the one for reserving tickets for the game.

The Penn State Nittany Lions remained one spot ahead of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Week 4 edition of the College Football Playoff rankings.

Penn State remains in position to host a first-round home College Football Playoff game according to the latest College Football Playoff rankings, and it could set up a Big Ten opponent making its way to Beaver Stadium.

Still ahead of Penn State in the rankings are Oregon (1st) and Ohio State (2nd). The aforementioned Hoosiers fell to 10th place in the rankings after their lopsided loss to the Bu