This will be the last season where the Big Ten Conference will have the East and West divisions. As we move into the 2024 season with the addition of UCLA and USC there is no guarantee that Penn State will play Michigan and Ohio State in the same year beyond the 2023 season.
In 2024 Penn State will not play Michigan and in 2025 they will not play Ohio State. These two games have been the make-or-break point for the Nittany Lions for as long as they have realigned the Big Ten conference into the Big Ten East and Big Ten West.