Get ready for another football Saturday at Beaver Stadium tomorrow evening as the Nittany Lions (3-2) are set to face the Michigan Wolverines (5-0). Penn State, coming off a tough loss in the Big Ten opener against Indiana, will try and contain Michigan's prolific offense and get back on track with a victory. Kickoff is at 5:00 p.m. Let’s take a look at what our writers think about the game.
In what has become a budding rivalry, Penn State will face the Michigan Wolverines under the lights at Beaver Stadium and on national television tomorrow starting at 5 p.m. The teams have faced each other 16 times with Michigan leading the series 10-6. The last time they played was in 2010 as Penn State won 41-31.
With the Michigan game just hours away, here are a few reminders to keep it classy for the football game.
In a season in which the Penn State defense has struggled and the young secondary has seen its share of issues, sophomore cornerback Jordan Lucas is doing his best to improve and become a reliable cornerback for the Nittany Lions.
Bill O’Brien’s weekly Tuesday press conferences are typically an opportunity to discuss the team, last week’s game, and the coming Saturday matchup. But that wasn’t that case this afternoon as O’Brien essentially refused to discuss the Nittany Lions’ 44-24 loss against Indiana in Bloomington this past weekend, instead opting to discuss the coming matchup against Michigan.
Troy Stivason, a kicker from Athens, Pennsylvania, has committed to walk-on to the Penn State football team.Stivason received offers from Buffalo and Akron, but instead chose to walk on to the Nittany Lions 2014 squad. He attended Penn State’s home opener against Eastern Michigan along with nine other recruits.
A 5’11’, 168 pound senior at Athens High School, Stivason officially announced his decision through his Instagram with the caption: