EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) The Rose Bowl is out of reach for Penn State and Michigan State.
But Saturday's regular-season finale will have a lot to do with determining where both Big Ten teams spend their holidays.
No. 13 Penn State (9-2, 5-2 Big Ten) still has a shot at earning an at-large Bowl Championship Series bid, one of several possible postseason scenarios for Joe Paterno's program. Michigan State (6-5, 4-3) also is bowl eligible and would guarantee a bid with a victory at Spartan Stadium. (MORE)