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(6) Penn State is set to host (11) SMU in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday. Both the Nittany Lions and the Mustangs are making their playoff debut after benefitting from the expanded 12-team selection process.
Penn State went 11-1 in the regular season, with its lone loss at home against fellow playoff team Ohio State, but secured a Big Ten Championship Game berth when the Buckeyes fell in their regular-season finale against Michigan. The Nittany Lions pushed top-ranked Oregon for the Big Ten title, but the Ducks were able to walk out with a 45-37 win in their first year as conference members.
Penn State still comfortably made the playoff as the second-highest at-large seed. SMU, meanwhile, had to sweat its postseason fate a little more. The Mustangs also went 11-1 in the regular season — their lone loss coming in the nonconference against a strong BYU team — and were the only ACC team to go undefeated in conference play despite this being their first year with the league. Even so, they lost 34-31 in the ACC Championship Game to Clemson. That opened the door for the selection committee to bounce SMU in favor of another bubble team, but the Mustangs still landed the last at-large spot.
How to watch Penn State vs. SMU live
Date: Saturday, Dec. 21 | Time: Noon ET
Location: Beaver Stadium — University Park, Pennsylvania
TV: TNT | Live stream: fubo (Try for free)
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Author : Will Backus
Publish date : 2024-12-21 15:30:00
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