The Nittany Lions need to win outright until the final regular season game to have a shot at sneaking back into the College Football Playoff picture.
Following Week 6's upset, it's not shocking to see Penn State football fall out of both the AP Top 25 Poll and College Football Playoff predictions (including teams on the bubble).
The Athletic's Austin Mock updated his predictions on Oct. 5. Before plummeting once losing to a winless UCLA team, the Nittany Lions (3-2, 0-2 Big Ten) stayed afloat with a first round bye until they lost to Oregon.