Ohio State will not play this weekend. The program's next football game is on Nov. 1 against Penn State at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The game will kick off at noon ET and air on Fox. Fans can also stream the game live on Fubo.

Ohio State's remaining regular-season schedule, minus Michigan, will allow the Buckeyes to rest up. Could that strength of schedule create rust?

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/ohiostate as Ohio State's social media team reiterates Buckeyes not taking Penn State lightly.

No. 1 Ohio State (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) takes on the unranked Penn State Nittany Lions (3-4, 0-4 Big Ten) at noon ET Saturday on Fox. It will be the Buckeyes’ third appearance on “Fox Big Noon Kickoff,” following the season opener against the Texas Longhorns and an Oct. 11 game against the Illinois Fighting Illini, which was on the road.

This week's Big Ten schedule features No. 23 Southern California visiting Nebraska in a matchup of two-loss teams who still have remote chances at contending for a College Playoff Berth if they make it through the rest of the regular season unscathced.

Playing a high-quality schedule in college football is more important now than ever before as the playoff selection committee puts more weight onto teams’ oppon

As the top-ranked Buckeyes head into the final month of the regular season with a 7-0 record, there are questions to address.

The Michigan Wolverines have mostly been seen as a middle-of-the-road team since losing the Oklahoma on the road earlier in the season, a belief reinforced with their loss to USC two weeks ago in Los Angeles.