How to watch Penn State-Ohio State; pregame info, weather, spread, kick time, more: Gameday Central
Game day is here, Penn State fans, as the No. 3 Nittany Lions are now just hours away from hosting No. 4 Ohio State at Beaver Stadium. State College is buzzing as the hype builds for another top-five matchup during an already chaotic 2024 college football season. Injury issues will leave both sides with question marks before and after kickoff.
“We just stay consistent with our process,” Lions coach James Franklin said Wednesday. Is there a lot more noise? Outside. Do we start getting questions like your questions? Yes. Like I said today at the Quarterback Club: West Virginia, to open the season was a big game. Bowling Green was a big game. If you don’t think it was, lose to Bowling Green and see how people react. They’re all big games. This is a big game because of how we’ve handled the previous six. So we don’t change our process. I can’t control the noise and the things that are outside this building. But we stay consistent with how we go about our business, and I can’t control the other things.””
Added Buckeyes coach Ryan Day on Tuesday:
“What an unbelievable opportunity right here. I mean, this is a chance to go to Indianapolis is on the line and our guys are excited about playing in this game. You know, I think the defense got a lot of confidence coming off of last week, the way that they played and creating TFLs and winning the game in the fourth quarter.
“I thought they were flying around. And so if we can get the offense playing the way it has in the past combined with the way we played on defense this past week, then that’s what we’re looking for in this game.”
GameDay Central gets you ready for kickoff below.
Game time, TV channel, how to watch: Ohio State at Penn State
Venue: Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa.
Kick time: Noon ET
TV: FOX
On the call: Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (color commentary), and Jenny Taft (sideline reporter).
Penn State radio: Steve Jones, Jack Ham, and Brian Tripp will call the Penn State Sports Network radio broadcast on Saturday. It airs on 99.5 & 103.7 FM/1450 AM locally and at GoPSUSports.com online.
Series facts: Ohio State holds a 24-14 all-time advantage. It has won seven straight contests against the Nittany Lions. Penn State last beat the Buckeyes at home in 2016. Before that, its last win at Beaver Stadium over OSU came back in 2005.
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What is the Penn State-Ohio State spread?
Ohio State opened as a 3.5-point favorite on the lookahead line last week. When the odds were reposted last Sunday, the Buckeyes were a 4.5-point favorite. But, the number has since settled back in at OSU -3.5. The total is 45.5.
Blue-White Illustrated predictions
Nate Bauer: PSU: 20, OSU: 17
Sean Fitz: OSU: 22, PSU: 20
Thomas Frank Carr: PSU: 24, OSU: 21
Matt Herb: OSU: 28, PSU: 20
Greg Pickel: OSU: 20, PSU: 17
Ryan Snyder: OSU: 27, PSU: 20
Weather report
Weather.com is not calling for rain to be a factor. The wind could be but it’s not something to be overly concerned about. And, there should even be sun for most of the day. The latest forecast is as follows: “Except for a few afternoon clouds, mainly sunny. High 56F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph.”
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