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Penn State will learn its first 2025 kick times today; here's what you need to know

Greg Pickelby:Greg Pickel•05/29/25•

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Beaver Stadium before the 2025 Blue-White game. (Pickel/BWI)

Penn State football will learn its first kick times for the 2025 season today. The Big Ten and its television partners are set to announce time and TV info for every team’s initial games on Thursday. They also have the option of sharing additional information. Last year on this day, the Lions’ non-conference schedule was finalized, while two Big Ten games received window assignments but not specifics.

As for what we can expect to find out later today, start times for the Lions’ opener with Nevada on Aug. 30 and their meetings with FIU and Villanova on Sept. 6 and Sept. 13, respectively, are expected but not guaranteed to be announced. Scott Dochterman of The Athletic attempted to predict the start times for some of the pending announcements. You can read his full projections here. He projects that Penn State-Nevada will start at 3:30 p.m. ET while the clash with the Panthers will begin at Noon ET. He did not make a call for the Villanova game, which could be relegated to Big Ten Network and put on a 12-day hold, meaning a final decision would come sometime in August.

Information could start flowing out in the morning. But, it’s more likely than not that the official announcements will be made sometime in the afternoon. Blue-White Illustrated subscribers can learn what we’re hearing before the news hits the Internet inside of The Lions Den forum. And, to answer a question we know is coming: While the White Out game and time could come out Thursday, we’d bet against it.

In other news, new Penn State commit Jaziel Hart has canceled all of his other scheduled official visits as expected after picking head coach James Franklin’s program last week. He announced the news on social media.

Headlines of the day

While commissioners decide what the College Football Playoff will look like, coaches wait and wonder: Staples, On3

New Penn State pick is in on the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine: Fitz, BWI

Maryland and Penn State lead for elite 2027 OT Maxwell Hiller: Simmons, On3

Elite CB Khary Adams has a commitment date in mind with official visits around the corner: Simmons, On3

Penn State lands crucial June official visit from Top 100 offensive tackle: Snyder, BWI

Quote of the day

“I’m very familiar with Coach (Jim) Knowles and Coach Franklin. The things they’ve been able to put on paper with Chop Robinson and Abdul Carter and Tony Rojas and the background of producing linebackers is amazing.”

Cleveland (Ohio) Glenville On300 linebacker Cincere Johnson to On3 about PSU following his official visit to campus.

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