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Gameday Coverage: Penn State vs Temple

Welcome to gameday, Penn State! The Nittany Lions return home to take on Temple after losing a heartbreaker to Pitt 42-39. The Owls upset the Lions last year in stunning fashion meaning revenge will be on the mind during today’s game

Penn State holds the series lead with a 39-4-1 all-time record against Temple. Here’s all the media information you’ll need for today’s game:

Kickoff

Kickoff is at 12 p.m. eastern time.

Televison

BTN —Eric Collins, Glen Mason, and Rick Pizzo

Radio

Penn State Sports Network — Steve Jones, Jack Ham, and Derrick Williams. Local: 93.7 FM/1450 AM. Sirius: Ch. 132. XM: Ch. 196.

Weather

According to Accuweather, Beaver Stadium will be roughly 75 degrees by kickoff with a high potentially in the 80s. It’ll be partly cloudy likely throughout.

Last Time They Met

Temple upset the Lions 27-10 at Lincoln Financial Field for the first victory against the Lions in a long time. Running back Jahad Thomas gouged Penn State for 135 yards and two scores.

Injuries

Linebacker Jason Cabinda’s status is unknown, but it doesn’t look very promising. Expect Manny Bowen to get plenty of snaps in his place if Cabinda can’t go. Wide receiver Saeed Blacknall’s status is also up in the air, as is Jahad Thomas of Temple.

Line

Penn State -9.

Media Coverage

Onward State will have you covered throughout the day, with big plays, photos, analysis, and more coming from our main @Onwardstate account, and play-by-play commentary coming from @OnwardStSports. Sports editor David Abruzzese (@Abruz11) and staff writer Ethan Kasales (@EasyEKasales) will be up in the press box. Dana Lipshutz (@DanaLipshutz) will be manning photos from the field.

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David Abruzzese

David is a senior from Rochester, NY, nestled right in beautiful Western New York. He is majoring in Broadcast Journalism, and as an avid sports fan, he passionately supports the Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres. He is the first Penn Stater from his family, and couldn’t be prouder to represent Penn State University. In his free time, he likes to alpine ski, and play golf. You can follow him on Twitter @abruz11, and can contact him via email at [email protected].

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