Schedule Release: Penn State gearing for a back loaded slate and five pre-ranked opponents
The schedule is set for another season of Penn State Nittany Lions football.
Taking the field on August 28 to kick off the season, Penn State finds itself in what should be a slugfest against the crosstown rivals and No.17 ranked Pittsburgh Panthers on the road. It doesn't get much tougher than that.
A brief lull is picked right back up with a stretch of loaded Big Ten tilts in mid-late October and early November, followed by a couple bouts against Michigan State and Michigan to headline the holiday season.
Here’s a look at the full slate below:
August 28
at
#17 Pittsburgh
September 11
vs
Eastern Michigan
September 18 | Big10
at
Northwestern
September 25 | Big10
at
Indiana
October 2 | Big10
vs
Nebraska
October 16 | Big10
vs
#2 Ohio State
October 23 | Big10
at
#6 Wisconsin
October 30
vs
Ball State
November 6 | Big10
at
#25 Purdue
November 13
vs
Bowling Green
November 20 | Big10
vs
Michigan State
November 27 | Big10
vs
#4 Michigan
The Nittany Lions will be looking to bounce back from a tough COVID-plagued season in 2020, which saw the team finish at just 4-5 overall after getting off to a very slow start before rattling off four straight wins to end the year.