With the Penn State football depth chart at quarterback is getting dangerously thin, who will back up freshman Ethan Grunkemeyer at Ohio State?

Ohio State hosts Penn State on Saturday. Interim coach Terry Smith met with his local media to discuss playing the Buckeyes on Monday. Watch, listen.

Penn State, the preseason pick to win the Big Ten, opened the season with three consecutive wins. However, the Nittany Lions lost their next three contests, which led to the firing of longtime coach James Franklin. In its first game with Terry Smith as the interim coach, Penn State lost at Iowa on Saturday, dropping the team’s record to 3-4.

The most impressive aspect of the Hoosiers’ season: Consistency. They refuse to overlook anyone. UCLA seemed like a tricky opponent, coming off three consecutive wins, and Indiana never gave the Bruins any hope in a 56-6 bludgeoning.

Penn State, meanwhile, lost its fourth straight game over the weekend at Iowa, 25-24. The Nittany Lions fired head coach James Franklin and saw quarterback Drew Allar sustain a season-ending injury. Interim coach Terry Smith and backup QB Ethan Grunkemeyer are now tasked with taking on the mighty Buckeyes.

LeBron James surprised the Ohio State Buckeyes with unreleased Nike LeBron 23 football cleats for the Penn State game.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Two nights before James Franklin's final game at Penn State, an unranked Clarkson University men's hockey team scored on the fourth-ranked Nittany Lions a minute after puck drop. Behind the net, students erupted into chants of "Fire Franklin" -- and resumed the chant after every goal in a 6-4 Clarkson win.

There was some major fallout from Week 9 and there's a major showdown in Week 10. College Football Fix discusses these topics and more this week.