Penn State football will play Ole Miss in Peach Bowl in Atlanta. Here’s what to know
Penn State has made a New Year’s Six bowl for the second year in a row.
The No. 10 Nittany Lions will take on the No. 11 Ole Miss Rebels in the Peach Bowl in Atlanta on Dec. 30. The game will air at noon on ESPN.
The announcement comes after the program finished 10-2 on the season with its lone losses to No. 1 Michigan and No. 7 Ohio State.
Penn State makes the bowl after facing the Utah Utes in the Rose Bowl last season. The Nittany Lions won that game 35-21 to finish the 2022 season 11-2.
Per Winsipedia, Penn State and Ole Miss have never met in a game.
The Nittany Lions will be making their ninth bowl appearance in James Franklin’s tenure and the program’s fifth New Year’s Six bowl in that time.
Franklin said the game is a good opportunity to send off the program’s seniors.
“I want to thank the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Committee for inviting Penn State to Atlanta this year,” Franklin said in a statement. “This gives our program, especially seniors, a chance to stay together for a few more weeks and close out the season in a memorable way. Our team has stuck together and played as a family all year. I am thrilled for our student-athletes, senior class and staff. We are looking forward to our passionate fans filling Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Dec. 30.”
Penn State’s athletic director echoed the sentiment from the head coach.
“We are thrilled to have Penn State Football heading to Atlanta,” Kraft said in a statement. “Our student-athletes, coaches and staff have worked tirelessly this season for an opportunity at a New Year’s Six bowl game, and to represent Penn State and the Big Ten in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl will be a great way to send our seniors off. I am confident Nittany Nation will be loud and ready in Atlanta.”
This story was originally published December 3, 2023 at 2:42 PM.
