How to watch No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 9 Penn State college football game

How’s this for a college football Saturday matinee?

The No. 2 Michigan Wolverines (9-0, 6-0) will visit the No. 9 Penn State Nittany Lions (8-1, 5-1) for a Big Ten heavyweight showdown with major postseason implications.

If the Nittany Lions want to keep their Big Ten Championship GAme and College Football Playoff hopes alive, they’ll very likely need to take down an unbeaten Wolverines team that has steamrolled its competition this season. Led by Heisman Trophy hopeful J.J. McCarthy and a defense that’s allowed just 60 total points, Michigan has won its nine games by an average margin of 34 points.

The Wolverines certainly haven’t faced a team as good as Penn State yet, though, as the Nittany Lions will be their first ranked opponent of the season. And Michigan will be without head coach Jim Harbaugh after he was handed a three-game ban by the Big Ten over the program's alleged sign-stealing scheme.

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So, will the Harbaugh-less Wolverines prove they're as good as their perfect record shows and take another step toward a third straight Big Ten East crown? Or can James Franklin’s squad pull off its first top-five victory since 2016 to stay alive in the conference title game and CFP hunt?

Here’s how to watch the battle of top 10 teams: