Ohio State vs. Penn State: How to watch, TV channel, streaming
COLUMBUS — Ohio State will meet Penn State is what was expected to be a massive showdown with Big Ten title and national implications. The Buckeyes have held up their end, but the Nittany Lions haven’t.
Both Ohio State and Penn State were idle last week week after their last games. The Buckeyes went on the road and beat Wisconsin in shutout fashion, a 34-0 trouncing. Penn State is coming off a 25-24 loss at Iowa in which neither team passed for more than 100 yards. The Nittany Lions are on their backup quarterback, Ohio native Ethan Grunkemeyer, after Drew Allar suffered a season-ending injury in the Oct. 11 loss to Northwestern at home.
The shine is off this Ohio State vs. Penn State game from a national perspective. But it means a lot for the two programs and the Big Ten.
Lettermen Row has every detail of how to watch, listen and stream Ohio State vs. Penn State on Saturday.
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Ohio State vs. Penn State game information
Date: Saturday, Nov. 1
Time: 12 p.m, ET
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
TV: FOX
On The Call — FOX
Play-by-Play: Gus Johnson
Analyst: Joel Klatt
Reporter: Jenny Taft
On The Call — Ohio State Sports Network from LEARFIELD
Play-by-Play: Paul Keels
Analyst: Jim Lachey
Reporter: Tyler Danburg
2025 Buckeyes football schedule
Aug. 30 — vs. Texas (14-7 W)
Sept. 6 — vs. Grambling (70-0 W)
Sept. 13 — vs. Ohio (37-9 W)
Sept. 20 — IDLE
Sept. 27 — at Washington (24-6 W)
Oct. 4 — vs. Minnesota (42-3 W)
Oct. 11 — at Illinois (34-16 W)
Oct. 18 — at Wisconsin (34-0 W)
Oct. 25 — IDLE
Nov. 1 — vs. Penn State (Noon, FOX)
Nov. 8 — at Purdue (1 p.m., Big Ten Network)
Nov. 15 — vs. UCLA
Nov. 22 — vs. Rutgers
Nov. 29 — at Michigan (Noon, FOX)
Buckeyes vs. Nittany Lions betting trends
+ Ohio State is 6-1 against the spread this season. The Buckeyes covered against Texas, Grambling State, Washington, Minnesota, Illinois and Wisconsin but failed to cover the spread by 0.5 points against Ohio.
+ Penn State is 1-6 against the spread so far this season.
+ The total has gone under in five of the Buckeyes seven games so far.
+ The OVER is 5-2 in the Nittany Lions’ seven games this season.
+ Ohio State is 13-7 against the spread with extra rest under Ryan Day.
+ Ohio State has not lost to Penn State under Ryan Day. The Buckeyes have won all six matchups.
+ The Buckeyes are 27-15-2 against the spread as a home favorite under Ryan Day.