How to watch Penn State football opposite West Virginia: Time, channel, streaming info, and more
Penn State is set to open the 2023 season with a visit from West Virginia. The two sides meet on Saturday for the first time since the 1990s. It starts a two-year home-and-home series that was announced in 2013. The Nittany Lions will trek to Morgantown, W.Va., next fall. First, though, both teams must get through this year’s slate of games, and for each, it starts with a non-conference showdown at Beaver Stadium.
“It will be a great environment,” Lions coach James Franklin said Tuesday. “Literally, [Beaver Stadium] will be filled to capacity with Penn State fans and a few West Virginia fans as well. We know they’ll travel well. There will be great tailgating.
“This will be a really good example on week one why college football is so special, right? All of the things that go with it, the tailgating, what it does for the town and the community and the hotels and the restaurants, all of it. It’s really cool.”
Neither side has named a starting quarterback. Another similarity between the two sides is the amount of praise heaped on the opponent by each head coach.
“This is the best team they’ve had in a long time,” West Virginia coach Neal Brown said on Monday. They’re extremely talented. As a team, this is a tough opener, not only because of the talent but you’re also going on the road. Fall camp is sped up. You have to work noise and crowd going into Week 3 of fall camp, because you can’t just do it game week.”
How can you watch the Penn State-West Virginia showdown if you aren’t inside Beaver Stadium? Read on for time and television information, the latest spread, and more.
West Virginia at Penn State: Game time and details
Penn State is 48-9-2 all-time against West Virginia and holds a four-game winning streak in the series. The Nittany Lions won the last meeting between the two sides 40-26 on the road in 1992. PSU won 51-6 the last time the Mountaineers visited Beaver Stadium, which was in 1991.
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Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Date: Saturday, Sept. 2
Location: Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa.
Weather: Here’s the latest forecast: Wind will not be a factor. A high of 81 degrees is expected during the day. The low is 60 degrees in the evening.
The line: Penn State is a 20.5-point favorite, per VegasInsider
Over/under: 50.5 points
How to watch, stream Lions-Mountaineers
This is the first game of NBC’s new and expansive media rights deal with the Big Ten. It will debut ‘Big Ten Saturady Night’ with a pregame show in State College before kickoff. Then, Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Lions alum Todd Blackledge (color commentator), and Kathryn Tapper (sideline reporter) will have the call from the Beaver Stadium press box.
Those who wish to stream the game can do so on NBC”s streaming subscription service, Peacock.
The Penn State Sports Network will also be on the radio airwaves with Steve Jones, Jack Ham, and Brian Tripp. It airs on 99.5 & 103.7 FM/1450 AM locally and at GoPSUSports.com online.
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