Penn State football welcomes SMU to Beaver Stadium for the first-ever College Football Playoff game in State College. Both teams are making their playoff debuts, with the winner advancing to the Fiesta Bowl.
The latest game in Beaver Stadium history, by two days, also will be one of its most consequential. Penn State football hosts SMU on Saturday in the 2024 College Football Playoff, bringing the football postseason to State College for the first time. The crowd should be a bit larger than the last time Penn State played at Beaver Stadium in mid-December. The Nittany Lions ended their 2020 COVID season with a 56-21 victory over Illinois before an empty Beaver Stadium on Dec. 19.
The Big Ten largely forced that game upon Penn State. The Nittany Lions want to play this one, and the stakes are much higher Saturday. Remember 2020? Today marks the 4th anniversary of the latest Penn State football game played at Beaver Stadium. Until Saturday.Both Penn State and SMU are playing in the College Football Playoff for the first time. The winner gets a trip to Glendale, Arizona, to face Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl, a quarterfinal-round playoff game. Before that, here's what you need to know about the Penn State-SMU game.How to Watch, Stream, Listen to the Penn State Vs. SMU Game TNT will broadcast two of the four College Football Playoff games this weekend, beginning with Saturday's noon kickoff from Beaver Stadium. Mark Jones and Roddy Jones will have the call for TNT, with Quint Kesenich reporting from the sideline. Streamers can follow the game on MAX.according to DraftKings , which initially made the Nittany Lions 8.5-point favorites. The over/under is 54 points. Penn State and Oregon went way beyond the over/under of 50 points in the Big Ten Championship Game, which theLate buyers, you're in luck. Saturday's game at Beaver Stadium isn't sold out, meaning ticket prices continue to fall. Hundreds of full-price seats are available, especially in the unsold student sections,Parking passes might cost more than game tickets. Penn State is selling general parking passes starting at $106 depending on location. Passes are mobile delivery; they will not be printe
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