After a finishing a nail-biting comebacker victory over Purdue final Thursday night time, Penn State is heading again to Beaver Stadium for its house opener towards Ohio College.

The Nittany Lions return to Joyful Valley seeking to make some noise within the faculty soccer panorama after a large win final week. In the meantime, the Bobcats are coming off a 41-38 opening day victory over FAU final Saturday. Right this moment’s assembly would be the first between the 2 groups since 2012.

Right here’s every little thing it is advisable to know forward of Penn State’s house opener.

Tv

Saturday’s matchup will kick off at midday EST on ABC. Dave Pasch and Dusty Dvoracek shall be on the decision, whereas Tom Luginbill will present updates from the sidelines.

Radio

Penn State Sports activities Community — Steve Jones and Jack Ham
Native: 99.5 & 103.7 FM/1450 AM, Sirius/XM/Web: 84/203/96657

Climate

It’s going to be a gorgeous day in Joyful Valley, with a temperature of a sunny 73 levels at kickoff, shifting as much as 79 levels by the top of the sport, in accordance with AccuWeather. The RealFeel at kickoff shall be 80 levels and can keep within the low 80s all through the sport.

Winds will keep calm at 5 mph to start out the sport, however count on gusts as much as 24 mph round 2 p.m.

Final Assembly

The final assembly between these two groups was actually an emotional one for Penn State followers, because it was the primary recreation for the Nittany Lions following the sanctions imposed by the NCAA in July 2012. The Bobcats traveled to Joyful Valley for the season opener and left with a 24-14 victory.

Matt McGloin accomplished 27 of 48 passes for 260 and two touchdowns, whereas Allen Robinson caught 9 balls for 97 yards. On the defensive facet of the ball, Adrian Amos recorded a career-high ten tackles, whereas Michael Mauti recorded 12.

Accidents/Suspensions

We already know that Penn State defensive finish Zuriah Fisher is out for the season with an undisclosed harm. James Franklin talked about in his weekly press convention that he hopes to get tight finish Theo Johnson again as quickly as this week.

As for the Bobcats, operating again O’Shaan Allison is out for the season with a shoulder harm.

Betting Traces

Penn State is presently a 26.5-point favourite, in accordance with FanDuel Sportsbook. The over/below is about at 54.5 factors.

Media Protection

Onward State may have you coated all through tonight’s recreation. You could find huge performs, photographs, evaluation, and extra on our major @OnwardState Twitter account and Fb web page, and we’ll additionally present play-by-play commentary from @OnwardStSports.

Soccer writers Ryan Parsons (@rjparsons9), Sam Fremin (@SamFremin), and Frankie Marzano (@frankiemarzano) may have you coated from within Ross-Ade Stadium’s press field.

Photographers Alysa Rubin (@arubin241) and Annie Kubiak (@anniekubiak_)will present visible updates from the sphere as properly.

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