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How to watch Penn State-Massachusetts; spread, pregame info, kick time, more: Gameday Central

Greg Pickelby: Greg Pickel10/14/23GregPickel
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Head coach James Franklin of the Penn State Nittany Lions reacts during the Penn State Spring Football Game at Beaver Stadium on April 15, 2023 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)

No. 6 Penn State returns to the field for the first time in October today when it hosts Massachusetts. The weather forecast is not great, as we will detail below. But, the outcome is expected to be good for the Nittany Lions, who are a massive favorite for their final non-conference contest of the year.

“We’re completely focused on UMass and the Minutemen coming to town. I got a ton of respect for Coach Brown,” James Franklin said Thursday night on the Penn State Coaches Show.

“Coach Brown was the defensive coordinator at the University of Maryland when I was the offensive coordinator. We used to battle against each other every day at practice. He’s got a lot of history back at that school and has done a really nice job. So our complete focus and attention is on UMass.”

Get ready for kickoff with essential links, time and TV info, and more below.

Game time, how to watch: Penn State football vs. UMass

Venue: Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa.

Kick time: 3:30 p.m. ET

TV: Big Ten Network

Stream: BIG+

On the call: Mark Followill (play-by-play), Jake Butt (color commentator), and Brooke Fletcher (sideline reporter).

Penn State radio: Steve Jones, Jack Ham, and Brian Tripp will call the Penn State Sports Network radio broadcast on Saturday. It airs on 99.5 & 103.7 FM/1450 AM locally and at GoPSUSports.com online.

Series facts: Penn State won the only prior meeting between the two schools. It piled up 464 total yards in a 48-7 win back in 2014. Bill Belton and Zach Zwinak each had a pair of rushing touchdowns.

Penn State-UMass betting line

The point spread and betting total have both fluctuated a bit this week as the weather forecast increasingly showed signs of heavy rain. Penn State is a 41.5-point favorite now, down from 42.5 earlier in the week. The total is 54.5.

How the Blue-White Illustrated staff is picking the game

Nate Bauer: Penn State 63, UMass 6
Sean Fitz: PSU 52, UMass 10
Thomas Frank Carr: PSU 59, UMass 10
Matt Herb: PSU 45, Umass 10
Greg Pickel: PSU 59, UMass 3
Ryan Snyder: PSU 48, UMass 7

Weather report

If you are going to the game, pack a poncho, rain boots, and an umbrella for your tailgating festivities. Homecoming weekend will be dampened by rain. The precipitation started on Friday night. It will continue all day today. More than an inch of rain is possible throughout the day. The high is 47 degrees and the low 43 degrees.

Pregame reading

PSU needs offensive mojo; UMass can provide

October checkup: What do we know about each Penn State defensive position group so far?

October checkup: What do we know about each Penn State position group on offense so far?

Penn State’s homecoming will be explosive one way or another: Inside the numbers

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