UPDATE: Penn State football’s Week 8 kickoff time, TV network changed vs. Michigan State
UPDATE: After several cancellations due to COVID-19, the kickoff time and network for Penn State’s Week 8 game against Michigan State was changed. Penn State announced the update Thursday. Information has been updated in the article below to reflect the new information.
Penn State’s game against Michigan State on Saturday will kick off at noon on ABC, the team announced Thursday afternoon. Coming off of back-to-back wins against Michigan and Rutgers — their first two wins of the year — the Nittany Lions will take on the Spartans in Beaver Stadium for their eighth game of the season.
The game was initially set for noon on ESPN, but was changed Thursday after a series of cancellations across the country.
Michigan State is 2-4 after its 52-12 loss to Ohio State at home last weekend. Before the Spartans lost to the Buckeyes, they had losses to Rutgers, Iowa and Indiana, as well as wins over Michigan and Northwestern.
The Nittany Lions opened their season with a program-worst 0-5 start before they beat the Wolverines 27-17 in Week 6 and the Scarlet Knights 23-7 last Saturday.
Michigan State owns the all-time series lead over Penn State 17-16-1, and the teams have split the last four matchups.
Last season, Penn State beat Michigan State 28-7 in East Lansing, Michigan, for its eighth consecutive win of the season.
After Michigan State, Penn State will go on to face whichever Big Ten West opponent it draws in the Week 9 crossover game to round out the regular season.
This story was originally published December 10, 2020 at 4:24 PM.
CORRECTION: UPDATE: After several cancellations due to COVID-19, the kickoff time and network for Penn State’s Week 8 game against Michigan State was changed. Penn State announced the update Thursday. Information has been updated in the article below to reflect the new information.
