And if they get in, there’s no shortage of intriguing possibilities waiting.

Penn State still must win its final two games, vs. Nebraska and at Rutgers, to be eligible to play in a bowl game. But if they get there, the Nittany Lions likely would find their best option at Yankee Stadium for the Pinstripe Bowl, where it played in 2014.

F or Penn State and Clemson, preseason aspirations of getting to the College Football Playoff as respective champions of the Big Ten and ACC deteriorated quickly this fall, resulting in a coach firing at one of the programs and finger-pointing at the other.