Today’s Penn State football news is headlined by head coach James Franklin again being listed as a job candidate elsewhere and also the latest bowl projections.

Yahoo’s Pete Thamel listed Franklin as the top name to know for the Florida State job after the Seminoles fired Will Taggart on Sunday following Saturday’s loss to Miami.

“It’s reasonable to think FSU fired Taggart so soon because they wanted a jump on top candidates. Franklin has the experience, skill and recruiting cachet to revive the Seminoles," Thamel writes.

"Does he risk the administrative migraines? His buyout is only $1 million, but his salary is $5 million and FSU would have to overpay.”

In other news, Penn State stayed put at No. 5 in the polls ahead of Tuesday night’s first College Football Playoff rankings release, while Minnesota remained at No. 13. ESPN’s bowl projections predict the Lions to the Rose Bowl, though Kyle Bonagura and Mark Schlabach disagree on the opponent, as one says Utah and the other Oregon. CBS’s Jerry Palm, meanwhile, predicts Penn State-Oregon in the Rose Bowl.

Elsewhere, the Chicago Tribune says the Big Ten is about to get real, starting with the Lions-Golden Gophers matchup at TCF Bank Stadium.

“Penn State and Minnesota, both 8-0, clash Saturday in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. It’s the 11 a.m. appetizer to LSU-Alabama. The Gophers have yet to beat a ranked team or a Power Five team with more than five victories,” Teddy Greenstein writes.

“Their top victim is 5-4 Illinois. Or maybe 5-3 Georgia Southern, which just beat 20th-ranked Appalachian State.”

The latest Big Ten power poll is out from PennLive’s David Jones, there are a few key storylines for Minnesota week, and PSU is a favorite for this Saturday’s game.

Those stories and more highlight Monday’s Lions headline roundup.

Here’s the bad news for Florida State after firing Willie Taggart: Thamel [Yahoo Sports]

The Battle of the Unbeatens: Penn State-Minnesota is your Big Ten game of the week, other key storylines: Flounders [PennLive]

Penn State stays put in AP Top 25 Poll after bye week: Donahue [Lions247]

Big Ten Power Poll: Bye Bye Bye near top, Penn State-Minnesota set to pop, Rutgers’ AD coach shops: Jones [PennLive]

Bowl projections: ESPN

8 takes from Penn State’s 8-0 start as the Nittany Lions prep for Minnesota: Pickel [PennLive]

Week 10 bowl projections: Palm [CBS Sports]

5 things we learned about Big Ten football after Week 10, including trick plays are fun and Illinois-Northwestern will matter. Plus, our updated power rankings: Greenstein [Chicago Tribune]

Penn State Opens as Favorite Against Minnesota: Slanina [Black Shoe Diaries]