Penn State Game Time Announcement
So I went to my first game at the Big House for the season opener but I couldn't bring my son. I have been eyeing the Penn State game as a game to bring him to as a birthday present but the game time has not been released. How far in advance are the game times known? I gather they are probably waiting on the networks as it could be a night game.
September 25th, 2022 at 11:47 AM ^
Clicked on thread thinking a game time had actually been announced. -1 for you sir
September 25th, 2022 at 11:49 AM ^
I clicked with the same thought. (Inadvertantly?) clickbaity title. "Find out the Penn St game time announcement with this one weird trick..."
September 25th, 2022 at 11:52 AM ^
I decided to use "announcement" rather than "announced" because I didn't want people to think it was already announced. Ill do better next time lol
September 25th, 2022 at 12:13 PM ^
not trying to pile on, just trying to helpful: A question mark in your title would have removed all ambiguity. "Penn State Game Time Announcement?"
September 25th, 2022 at 8:42 PM ^
Top 10 matchup, I am betting night game
September 26th, 2022 at 1:15 AM ^
The College Football works reacts to the Penn State game time announcement.
September 25th, 2022 at 11:49 AM ^
It might be at 12pm. Possibly at 3pm. Some people say it will be 7:30pm.
September 25th, 2022 at 11:53 AM ^
CRISP, I think the mid afternoon option is 3:30 pm…
September 25th, 2022 at 12:13 PM ^
They should officially start it at 3:33 in honor of Sad Field Goal James Franklin
September 25th, 2022 at 2:13 PM ^
We tried every Penn State kickoff time so you wouldn't have to! Here's what we found...
September 25th, 2022 at 4:49 PM ^
I here banks hate the answer
September 26th, 2022 at 12:16 AM ^
Nobody, and I mean nobody, thinks 3 pm is an option.
September 25th, 2022 at 11:53 AM ^
I can't edit but this is not a post saying a game time has been ANNOUNCED. I am seeking timeline of WHEN a TIME will be announced. Sorry for the confusion.
September 25th, 2022 at 11:57 AM ^
Might not be announced for a while. The 10/1 Iowa game time was announced on 9/19. So we may be over a week away from an announcement.
September 25th, 2022 at 12:02 PM ^
Thank you!
September 25th, 2022 at 12:04 PM ^
You know what you did, you monster
September 25th, 2022 at 3:01 PM ^
Yup I wanted to make everyone believe they announced a time lol I mean my OP does ask how far in advance do they announce a time. But I forgot people only read headlines now lol
September 25th, 2022 at 11:58 AM ^
Since the Iowa start time was formally announced this past Monday, five days ahead, the Penn Sate announcement might not happen until the Monday after the Iowa game. The Indiana game is already set as a noon kick.
September 25th, 2022 at 12:02 PM ^
Thank you!
September 25th, 2022 at 12:14 PM ^
73, I believe you are accurate - and, that game times are announced on the Monday - approximately 12 days before a given game is played.
Very few games are announced prior to that - e,g. Michigan v OSU will be at noon. EDT.
We know the PSU game is a Maize Out - the odds are Penn State will be undefeated, and that’s about all, at this time.
Though, one thing I find interesting is.. the Michigan October home games - PSU and MSU. If you could schedule those games, what would you choose? My choice would be a night game Maize Out against PSU, and a late afternoon game (3:30 pm EDT kickoff) for MSU. But, my opinion doesn’t influence network decisions.
September 25th, 2022 at 1:01 PM ^
If MSU was undefeated that could be the maize out game at night. But they have 2 losses. So, if we take care of business and PSU remains undefeated, then the logical maize out night game will be against PSU. Unless our only maize out game will be against HI?
September 25th, 2022 at 12:08 PM ^
It is my understanding that if it is going to be a night game, they would have to announce it during the 12-day window (Monday, October 3rd). If it is not announced by then, it will either be a noon or 3:30 kick.
There have been statements made by FOX Big Noon personalities that they were getting Michigan four weeks in a row, which if true, would mean the PSU game would be at noon.
September 25th, 2022 at 12:27 PM ^
Joel Klatt knows about as much regarding his future schedule as he does how to be an effective analyst.
The reason that the game times haven't been announced yet is that they haven't been decided. Nobody at FOX Is sitting around thinking, "sure, we're already made up our mind, but let's screw over people trying to make travel plans."
You have it exactly correct. The announcement will be Monday, October 3, unless one of the networks elects its six-day option, in which case it will be announced Sunday, October 9, and which would rule out a night game.
September 25th, 2022 at 3:02 PM ^
The networks actually have a pretty good idea what games they'll likely be doing. Contract obligations keep them from announcing game times sometimes and they also want flexibility in case a team trips up and makes a big matchup less big.
September 26th, 2022 at 3:23 AM ^
If by "contract obligations," you mean "we're guessing which games ESPN is going to pick," then sure.
For most games, the network assignments haven't been made. The networks start by drafting weeks to go first; FOX gets the first pick and selects the week of The Game, for obvious reasons. I suspect ESPN probably chose Week 1 next, in order to pick up Notre Dame @ OSU. They could theoretically announce their first selections at any time -- which is how we get the Michigan / OSU game time in the summer.
Incidentally, Minnesota @ Illinois is already listed as an 11 AM CT kick for that day. It's their homecoming; I wonder if schools get some say in scheduling homecoming weekend or something.
Anyway, if FOX has the first pick that weekend, it's either the aforementioned Minnesota @ Illinois game or PSU @ Michigan. The rest of the slate is crap (Nebraska @ Purdue, Maryland @ Indiana, and Wisconsin @ MSU; OSU, Northwestern, Iowa, and Rutgers are all idle). So, yeah, I guess it may be safe to infer a noon kick, especially with FOX having Game 4 of the NLCS that night. They won't want to put Michigan / PSU in primetime on FS1 opposite that.
If ESPN has the first pick, then I'd expect it to be a night game, probably opposite Clemson / FSU.
September 25th, 2022 at 9:50 PM ^
So I used to think the same about the 12 day announcement, but last year the Indiana game on Nov 6 was announced as a 7:30pm kickoff on Sunday Oct 31st (I only remember because I woke up violently hungover the day after the MSU loss + a Halloween party and being very annoyed to wake up to a night game announcement)
September 26th, 2022 at 3:12 AM ^
:groan: They must have altered the agreement. We'll pray they don't alter it further.
September 25th, 2022 at 12:20 PM ^
If both teams are undefeated on 10/3, it will probably be a night game. I don't see what other game would be Michigan's 2nd night game. A Maize Out at the BIG HOUSE.
September 25th, 2022 at 12:34 PM ^
Click bait. Minus 1
September 25th, 2022 at 1:06 PM ^
When they announce the game time it will be officially announced.
September 25th, 2022 at 1:07 PM ^
Clickbait.
And another downvote for you, pal.
September 25th, 2022 at 1:08 PM ^
If MSU continues to shit the bad and take themselves clearly out of Big Ten East contention, does this change the current narrative that the Michigan - MSU game will be a night game?
Will the networks prefer to have a Michigan night game be against Penn State instead of MSU?
I hope so. A maize-out night game is a competitive advantage for Michigan. With all the focus and attention that Penn State gets for their white-out night games (rightfully so) there is a tendency to underrate Michigan's own maize-out night games. Michigan maize-out night games are legit.
Does Michigan have any say at all about what games it wants to be their night games?
September 25th, 2022 at 2:57 PM ^
Ohio State plays Penn State the same day.
No way M/MSU isn't at noon. Sparty ain't beating Ohio in two weeks.
September 25th, 2022 at 9:01 PM ^
Blue, the next four for the green and white are: @ Maryland, hosting the Bucks, hosting the Badgers, and traveling to Ann Arbor.
They are 2-2, and could lose two of their next three.
My preference would be for a 3:30 pm start - since it provides more time to tailgate before the game.
September 26th, 2022 at 9:12 AM ^
And they have at Illinois after that. That is absolutely a game they could lose as well.
September 25th, 2022 at 1:10 PM ^
The UM admin are already asking ticket-holders of the PSU game for a "yellow-out." Yellow-outs look better on TV when it's a night game.
I give the PSU game a 60% chance it's a night game.
September 25th, 2022 at 2:21 PM ^
does the time matter? buy the tickets and make tentative plans for 12, 330, 4, 7, 730, or 8. you son will have a blast regardless
September 25th, 2022 at 2:55 PM ^
Currently my attendance is dependent on game time due to a ill conceived friends wedding time.
People do have other things they should do.
September 25th, 2022 at 3:05 PM ^
September 25th, 2022 at 2:54 PM ^
This is the most well-deserved downvote I’ve handed out in the last week, and that’s REALLY saying something.
September 25th, 2022 at 2:54 PM ^
Five likely top25 matchups that day
Michigan/Penn State
Utah/USC
Alabama/Tennessee CBS 3:30
Clemson/FSU
Arkansas/BYU
FOX/ABC/ESPN have some tough time decisions to make.
September 25th, 2022 at 3:04 PM ^
Also keep in mind FOX has baseball playoffs to work around
September 25th, 2022 at 4:11 PM ^
Late to see this so OP might not see it …but, at Saturday’s game the Asst. Usher Supervisor told us portal leaders that PSU game time was noon. He had just come from the meeting run by the stadium operations manager. I would expect a public announcement soon.
September 25th, 2022 at 10:05 PM ^
Our usher at the stadium said “Penn State is 12noon and the MSU game is 99% likely a night game at 8pm.”
September 26th, 2022 at 7:49 AM ^
Game time will be announced Monday 10/3, which is 12 days before game. It will be on FoX, so probably a noon start.