Game Time Change for Saturday Penn State Football

RecordStaffDecember 10, 2020Last Updated: December 10, 2020

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State announced Thursday that Saturday’s home football game with Michigan State will be moved to a noon kickoff. It originally had been scheduled for 3:30 p.m. for airing on ESPN but will now be on ABC.

Land Grant Trophy
• The Nittany Lions (2-5) and Spartans (2-4) will battle for the Land Grant Trophy.

• The trophy has been awarded to the winner since 1993, when Penn State joined the Big Ten.

• The Nittany Lions claimed the trophy last season with a 28-7 victory in East Lansing. TE Pat Freiermuth hauled in three touchdown catches, becoming the first tight end at PSU to have three touchdown grabs in a game. QB Sean Clifford also connected with KJ Hamler on a 27-yard touchdown. DE Jayson Oweh recorded two strip-sacks, while S Jaquan Brisker and CB Marquis Wilson both recorded interceptions.

Senior Day
• The Nittany Lions will celebrate Senior Day, presented by the Penn State Alumni Association, on Saturday. Penn State will honor TE/H Trevor Baker, S Jaquan Brisker, CB Tariq Castro-Fields, OL Will Fries, K/P Carson Landis, WR Isaac Lutz, OL Michal Menet, DT Antonio Shelton, DE Shane Simmons, DE Shaka Toney, S Lamont Wade and WR Benjamin Wilson.

Total Defense
• Penn State held Rutgers to just 205 total yards, marking the 40th time holding an opponent to less than 300 yards since 2014.

• The Nittany Lions held Rutgers to zero or negative yards on 24 of 64 plays (XX percent) on Saturday and 1 or less yard on 29 plays (45.3 percent).

The Opposition
• Michigan State owns a 2-4 record this season after falling 52-12 to No. 4/3/4 Ohio State last week.

• The Spartans’ two wins came over top 15 opponents as they knocked off No. 13/14 Michigan, 27-24, and No. 8/11/13 Northwestern, 29-20. Against the Buckeyes, quarterback Payton Thorne threw for 147 yards while rushing for 42 yards and a 20-yard touchdown. Jayden Reed caught five passes for 79 yards.

• On defense, the Spartans tallied nine tackles for loss and three sacks. Antjuan Simmons led MSU with 12 tackles, including two for loss, and a fumble recovery. Michael Fletcher recorded two sacks.