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Penn State is coming off their primetime victory over Illinois in a good spot regarding their College Football Playoff chances. While there are still plenty of hurdles they have to leap over before that happens, they are viewed as one of the best teams in the country heading into Saturday’s matchup against UCLA.
With that kickoff time already known, there is a huge game upcoming against USC on Oct. 12 that will go a long way in determining if they will be competing for a Big 10 championship game spot.
James Franklin won’t allow his team to overlook this weekend’s game, but that doesn’t means fans can’t start preparing for a rematch of the 2017 Rose Bowl game that ended in an agonizing defeat.
National college football writer Bryan Fischer has revealed what time their game against USC will air, reporting this game will kick at 3:30 p.m. EST on CBS.
October 12:
12 – SC @ Bama (ABC)
3:30 – Texas-Oklahoma (ABC)
3:30 – Penn St @ USC (CBS)
3:30 – Stanford @ ND (NBC)
4 – Arizona @ BYU (FOX)
7 – UF @ Tenn (ESPN)
7:30 – Ohio St @ Oregon (NBC)
7:30 – Ole Miss @ LSU (ABC)
10:15 – KSU @ Colorado (ESPN)
11 – Boise @ Hawaii (CBSSN)
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) September 30, 2024
Again, Penn State will have the UCLA game this upcoming Saturday to worry about before they turn their attention to the other Los Angeles school, but their game against USC could feature an undefeated Nittany Lions team who travels to face 4-1 Trojans squad.
This will undoubtedly be one of the biggest matchups of the entire weekend with major ramifications on the Big 10 title race that could shake up the College Football Playoff picture.
Because there are now 12 teams in the CFP, the loser of that game penn sta, but it could go a long way in determining seeding if both earn an at-large bid from the committee.
If Penn State wins, they…
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Author : Nittany Lions Wire
Publish date : 2024-10-01 02:03:49
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