Penn State Football Set For Noon Clash Against Undefeated Minnesota

Penn State will head to Minneapolis to face the No. 13 ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers for an 11 a.m. local kickoff/noon EST on Nov. 9. ABC will broadcast the game and announced the kick time on Monday morning. 

LSU and Alabama face each other at 3:30, the day’s marquee game, at least nationally.

Penn State is 9-5 all-time against Minnesota, including a 4-3 record in the Twin Cities. This is Penn State’s first visit to Minneapolis since 2013. The last time the Nittany Lions and Golden Gophers met, Saquon Barkley ripped off a 25-yard run in overtime to secure a 29-26 win which kickstarted Penn State’s 2016 Big Ten title run. Trace McSorley paced the offense with 335 passing yards, 73 rushing yards and two total touchdowns (1 passing, 1 rushing).

The meeting will be historic regardless of the result as Penn State has faced an 8-0 team while also being 8-0 just once in program history, in 1978 the Nittany Lions knocked off undefeated No. 5 ranked Maryland 27-3. The Nittany Lions would go on to lose to Alabama 14-7 in the Sugar Bowl.