Michigan and Penn State Collide in NCAA College Football

This Saturday, the undefeated Michigan Wolverines will put their perfect record on the line as they visit Penn State and the Nittany Lions on Saturday.

Everyone likes to be ahead of the curve and come up with the big call before it happens. That's why more and more are starting to hint that the Michigan Wolverines, not Ohio State, might be the real favorite to win the Big Ten title and play for the national championship.

The Wolverines have been every bit as impressive as the Buckeyes winning every game by 14 points or more, and with Northwestern, Ball State and Indiana ahead, only this game against Penn State and a date next week against Iowa stands in the way of the showdown in Columbus.

The Penn State Nittany Lions have bell plodding along beating the teams they should be, losing to Notre Dame and Ohio State, and escaping Minnesota with an overtime win thanks to a gift pass interference call to keep the final drive alive.

This is their chance to get back into the Big Ten title race and turn around a ho-hum season. It's asking too much to be a replay of last year's classic 27-25 Wolverine win, the only loss of the season for Penn State.

Michigan's run defense continues to be unbelievable leading the nation by allowing just 40 yards per game despite playing great rushing teams like Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan State.

Penn State's offense has been saved by RB Tony Hunt, who has four straight 100-yard games, but he likely won't be going anywhere as Michigan will load up to stop the run and allow its great corners to hang one one one with the Nittany Lion receivers.

While Anthony Morelli has been fine, and he played well against Minnesota, he's still a question mark against a good defense. Is he good enough to beat Michigan? Probably not.

Here are some odds from Bodog on who will win the NCAA College Football BCS Championship:

Oklahoma Sooners 6/1

USC Trojans 8/1

Texas Longhorns 8/1