Penn State-Delaware to stream on Peacock in Week 2; four other kick times announced
Penn State now knows when it will meet FCS opponent Delaware during Week 2 of the 2023 college football season. The school announced Wednesday that streaming service Peacock, which is affiliated with NBC, will air the Sept. 9 contest from Beaver Stadium. The game will start at Noon. A previous version of this story stated kickoff would be at 3:30 pm. That has now been changed to Noon.
Despite their proximity to campus, the Nittany Lions have never met the Blue Hens. It’s also believed to be the program’s first streaming-only game.
This year’s meeting also marks the first time that UD has played a Big Ten team. It was announced in Aug. 2018 and also includes a Delaware return to Beaver Stadium in 2027.
Three other kick times were also announced on Wednesday. The Lions will battle UMass on Homecoming at 3:30 p.m. on a to-be-determined network on Oct. 14.
FOX has also confirmed that Penn State will meet Illinois on Sept. 16 and Michigan on Nov. 11 in its ‘BIG Noon Kickoff’ slot. BWI’s Ryan Snyder reported that both games were expected to be Noon starts on FOX inside The Lions Den forum earlier this month. Sign up today to learn more insider news and notes about the Nittany Lions by clicking here.
Get to know the Blue Hens
In 2022, first-year head coach Ryan Carty guided Delaware to the second round of the FCS Playoffs. The team finished with an 8-5 record overall. Nearly 30 Pennsylvania natives are on the Blue Hens’ roster. Leading receiver Jourdan Townsend returns, but No. 2 option Thyrick Pitts is gone. So, too, is starting quarterback Noah Henderson. But, leading rusher Kyron Cumby is back for another year.
In somewhat related new, David Rocco, who is the son of former Delaware coach Danny Rocco, is an analyst on James Franklin’s Penn State staff.
Penn State kickoff times so far
A handful of other kickoff times are now in for the 2023 season besides the ones that were announced on Wednesday.
Penn State opens the year at 7:30 p.m. when West Virginia visits Beaver Stadium. In Week 4, Penn State hosts Iowa at 8 p.m. on CBS, which is the program’s annual White Out game. The season finale, then, will feature the Lions against Michigan State at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich. That game starts at 7:30 p.m. on FOX.
2023 Nittany Lions schedule
Here is this year’s schedule with known kickoff times and TV listings so far:
Sept. 2 — West Virginia at Penn State, 7:30 p.m. ET (NBC)
Sept. 9 — Delaware at PSU, Noon, (Peacock)
Sep. 16 — Penn State at Illinois, Noon (FOX)
Sept. 23 — Iowa at PSU, 7:30 p.m. ET (CBS)
Sept. 30 — Penn State at Northwestern, TBD
Oct. 7 — BYE
Oct. 14 — UMass at PSU, 3:30 p.m. ET (Network TBD)
Oct. 21 — PSU at Ohio State, TBD
Oct. 28 – Indiana at PSU, TBD
Nov. 4 — PSU at Maryland, TBD
Nov 11 — Michigan at Penn State, Noon, FOX
Nov. 18 — Rutgers at PSU, TBD
Nov. 24 — PSU at Michigan State, 7:30 p.m. (NBC)
