There are many questions going through Penn State presently. Who would be the subsequent head coach? What gamers are headed to the NCAA Switch Portal? What’s even happening proper now?
There isn’t any timeline for these solutions proper now. However there’s one excellent query that must be answered Sunday afternoon: Penn State’s bowl vacation spot and opponent.
The Nittany Lions received their remaining three video games of the common season beneath interim coach Terry Smith to rally to a 6-6 document, which clinched bowl eligibility. This weekend, the ultimate items of the postseason puzzle will fall into place because the convention championship video games are contested and the Faculty Soccer Playoff discipline is introduced.
This is a have a look at the most recent projections from various retailers:
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This is a breakdown of every bowl (plus one other that the Nittany Lions may very well be within the combine for):
- GameAbove Sports activities Bowl: 1 p.m. ET, Dec. 26; Ford Discipline, Detroit
- Charge Bowl: 4:30 p.m. ET, Dec. 26; Chase Discipline, Phoenix
- Pinstripe Bowl: midday ET, Dec. 27; Yankee Stadium, Bronx, N.Y.
- Music Metropolis Bowl: 5:30 p.m. ET, Dec. 30; Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tenn.
The opponent within the GameAbove Sports activities Bowl could be a MAC group, with a Massive 12 group on deck within the Charge Bowl. The Pinstripe Bowl opponent would come out of the ACC, whereas the Music Metropolis Bowl would herald an SEC group.
Given its 6-6 general document and 3-6 mark in Massive Ten play, Penn State is — on paper — on the decrease finish of the bowl sport pecking order. The Nittany Lions, nevertheless, have jumped the road prior to now, resembling after they acquired a bid for the Outback Bowl (now ReliaQuest Bowl) with a 7-5 document after the 2021 season when that sport sometimes takes the second Massive Ten group outdoors of the Faculty Soccer Playoff or New 12 months’s Six.
The projection of Penn State going through Pittsburgh within the Pinstripe Bowl is probably the most eye-catching matchup within the projections. The Nittany Lions and Panthers final met in 2019, and Penn State took three of 4 conferences within the return of the collection, which had been dormant since 2000 when it was revived in 2016.
Louisville coach Jeff Brohm was a possible candidate for the Penn State job, however he is remaining at his alma mater, based on reviews this week.
The USA In the present day projection of Kansas State within the Charge Bowl additionally has an fascinating subplot after a report this week that the Wildcats voted to decide out of a bowl sport following the retirement of coach Chris Klieman and the hiring of Collin Klein as his substitute.
Indications from Smith and Penn State gamers after the season finale had been that the Nittany Lions deliberate to play in a bowl sport, although a lot has occurred within the intervening days.
The Faculty Soccer Playoff discipline can be introduced at midday ET Sunday on ESPN with the opposite bowl sport bulletins coming after.
Learn extra: 7 Penn State gamers, led by Kaytron Allen and Vega Ioane, named All-Massive Ten for offense
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