"[The Nittany Lions have] Wisconsin at home, Ohio State at home, [an] easy out-of-conference schedule," Cowherd said.
Penn State's clash with Ohio State was the highest-rated regular season college football game in Fox history.
Penn State-Ohio State will be switching to Fox after the network purchased half of the Big Ten's media rights.
James Franklin's Nittany Lions will take center stage next Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium. The Big Ten Championship is scheduled for an 8:00 p.m. start on FOX.