We now know when Penn State football’s home finale against Rutgers will kickoff.
The Big Ten announced early Monday afternoon that PSU-Rutgers is set to kickoff at 3:30 on FS1.
This will mark the first time in, well, awhile, that PSU has played a whole season without playing a Big Ten home game at noon.
Ever since the Big Ten’s TV deal with CBS, FOX and NBC kicked in ahead of the 2022 season, Penn State has played plenty at noon, and plenty of fans got tired of it. Marquee matchups against programs such as Ohio State and Michigan that used to be reserved for prime time instead kicked off at noon. That isn’t going to happen this year, and although that’s a positive in one way, it also presents a concerning reality for Penn State fans.
Add Nittany Sports Now as a preferred source in Google! Click here to add us.The biggest reason PSU was on “Big Noon” so often was because they were among the best teams in the country.
This season, PSU is 5-4 overall and 2-4 in the Big Ten, meaning that, for the moment, it has lost that distinction. Last season, Penn State finished 6-6 overall and 3-6 in the Big Ten, but ended up playing two conference games at noon due to Ohio State and eventual national champion Indiana each being playoff teams. The schedule didn’t present Penn State with such an opportunity this year. Barring something crazy, Penn State will end the regular season by playing only one ranked team (USC), an anomaly for any Big Ten squad.
The only chance PSU has left for a noon kick will be its regular-season finale at Maryland, scheduled for Nov. 28 at a time and on a network to be determined.
