Five things to know about Penn State

After two games against overmatched opponents, Auburn will be looking to get revenge Saturday against the Penn State Nittany Lions.

Both teams are 2-0 on the season but have gotten their quite differently. Penn State beat Purdue 35-31 on a last-minute touchdown to open their season and blew out Ohio 46-10 last week.

Auburn took care of Mercer 42-16 but narrowly beat San Jose State 24-16 last week. Auburn has put the disappointing win behind them and is now focused on the Nittany Lions and getting revenge from their 28-20 loss last season in Beaver Stadium.

Here are five things to know about Penn State ahead of the game, which is set to start at 2:30 p.m. CT in Jordan-Hare Stadium and will be on CBS.

They are the first Big Ten team to play in Jordan-Hare

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For the first time since Jordan-Hare Stadium opened Auburn will be playing an active member of the Big Ten conference at home. Maryland, Nebraska, and Rutgers have each come to Auburn but were a member of a different athletic conference at the time of the game.

Overall Auburn has a 12-11-2 record against the Big Ten, you can read more about their history with each opponent here.

Penn State could use multiple quarterbacks

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While Sean Clifford is entering his sixth season and has won plenty of games for Penn State he can be inconsistent and with a five-star freshman backing him up, fans have been clamoring for Drew Allar to get a shot. Part of this is because the ceiling Clifford has while Allar is perceived to be a more talented but raw quarterback.

Allar has appeared in both games this season, briefly taking over for a banged-up Clifford against Purdue and in mop-up duty over Ohio. He has completed 8-of-12 passes for 114 yards and two touchdowns and has shown flashes of why he is the future. If Penn State struggles he could be sent out to try and spark the…