Here come the big, bad Nittany Lions.

Penn State, the No. 4 in the nation, features an offense with perhaps the best player in America, and a defense that is tops in the Big Ten and third in the country in points allowed. Not a bad combination.

We went to Nate Bauer of BlueWhiteIllustrated to give us the inside scoop on PSU, the highest ranked team on Northwestern's schedule this year.

Q. Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald on Monday called Saquon Barkley “the best player that I’ve ever seen on tape.” We all know how talented Barkley is, but last week Indiana held him to just 65 yards on 20 carries – though he did have a 98-yard kickoff return to open the game. What did the Hoosiers do to contain him on the ground?