ESPN's FPI odds are already forecasting Penn State to be one of the top two contenders for the Big Ten championship and easily on the radar for a shot at a national title. But if we dig just a little deeper, how much confidence do ESPN's metrics have in Penn State on a week-by-week basis?

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/ucf as ESPN's FPI Prediction Gives UCF Fans Some Hope This Season . With less than one week left before the UCF Knights kick off this season, it's time for some predictions. Humans may have doubts about the Knights, but the computers are a little more optimistic.