Winners of their last five and surging in the polls, Penn State begins a two-game road trip Saturday at noon against Indiana on ABC and ESPN2.

The Nittany Lions moved up to No. 12 in the AP poll and No. 14 in the Coaches poll for its highest rankings in both since 2011. The College Football Playoff committee will update its rankings Tuesday evening. At 5-1 in Big Ten games, Penn State sits second in the East Division standings, holding a tiebreaker over Ohio State, which is also 5-1.

Penn State is seeing success on both sides of the football. After scoring 62 points two weeks ago at Purdue, the Nittany Lions rumbled to 41 points against Iowa, gaining 599 yards of total offense with 359 coming on the ground, led by a 167-yard effort by Saquon Barkley. Barkley found the end zone twice, scoring on a 57-yard touchdown run and 44-yard reception, giving him 211 all-purpose yards.

Barkley is among the most productive and explosive players in the country. He leads the Big Ten in rushing and all-purpose yards and is second in total touchdowns, also ranking in the top 15 in FBS.

As the Penn State offense covers more ground, the defense is yielding less. Iowa only mustered 30 rushing yards last Saturday and Purdue only gained 46 two weeks prior, marking the first time in Penn State had ever held back-to-back Big Ten opponents to less than 50 yards rushing.

The Nittany Lions will need to stop the air attack against Indiana, though. The Hoosiers boast the third-ranked offense in the Big Ten and rely on their passing game, which is averaging 298.1 yards per game to rank second in conference. Quarterback Richard Lagow ranks second in the Big Ten with 2,574 passing yards, and his favorite targets, Nick Westbrook and Ricky Jones both rank in the top five in the Big Ten for reception yards per game.

Penn State’s pass defense is averaging less than 200 yards allowed per game to rank fourth in the Big Ten, and it is continuing to have success in getting to quarterbacks, averaging 3.0 sacks per game to rank second in the Big Ten.

Indiana is carrying a winning streak of its own, as it has defeated Maryland and Rutgers in its last two outings to improve to 5-4 overall and 3-3 in the Big Ten.