Get to know the 13 people who control the fate of Penn State football, and the rest of the College Football Playoff.
Irvin Charles changed the course of Penn State's 2016 season and the entire program's trajectory with one fateful third-down conversion against Minnesota the last time these teams played.
Cain got his first collegiate start against Michigan State on October 26, but he was listed as the first running back on the depth chart for the first time this season.
Both of Penn State's national championship victories cracked the list's top 10, and the team's 52-49 Rose Bowl loss to USC in 2017 was ranked as the 24th-best game in college football history.
KJ Hamler and Pat Freiermuth are responsible for nearly half of Penn State's passing production so far this season. Although that's worked to date, other teams' strong defenses will undoubtedly adjust to this.
Most experts predict a Penn State-Oregon Rose Bowl, but a select few think the Nittany Lions have an outside chance of sneaking into the College Football Playoff.