How to watch Penn State-Villanova; pregame info, weather, TV, start time, more: Gameday Central

STATE COLLEGE — It is game day again, Penn State fans! The No. 2 Nittany Lions welcome Villanova to Beaver Stadium today to close out the non-conference portion of their schedule. The sides last met back in 2021.

“These games are great,” Villanova coach Mark Ferrante said this week. “Our guys are excited about it. You know, we have guys on our team that, you know, were probably hoping to get recruited by those types of schools. And the fact that we get to play against them, I know they get excited about that as well.”

GameDay Central gets you ready for kickoff below.

Game time, TV channel, how to watch: Penn State vs. Villanova

Venue: Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa.

Kick time: 3:30 p.m. ET

TV: BTN

On the call: Connor Onion (play-by-play), Mark Helfrich (color commentator)

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: This marks the 11th all-time meeting between the two schools. Penn State won the last one 38-17 back in 2021. The Lions hold a 6-3-1 all-time edge.

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What is the Penn State-Villanova spread?

A line and total is not out from BetMGM as of 7 a.m. ET.

Blue-White Illustrated predictions

Nate Bauer: PSU: 42, Villanova: 3
Sean Fitz: PSU: 52, Villanova: 6
Thomas Frank Carr: PSU: 52, Villanova: 3
Matt Herb: PSU: 48, Villanova: 6
Greg Pickel: PSU: 60, Villanova: 0
Ryan Snyder: PSU: 52, Villanova: 7

Weather report

It looks like a great day is on tap for the third game of the year in as many weeks at Beaver Stadium. The forecast as of Saturday morning is as follows per Weather.com: “Sunny along with a few clouds. High 83F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.”

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