Overview
- Both teams enter 3-6 overall and 0-6 in Big Ten play, and the loser would take a seventh defeat that effectively ends standard bowl eligibility.
- Kickoff is set for Saturday, Nov. 15 at 3:30 p.m. ET at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing with national TV coverage on CBS.
- ESPN’s matchup model lists a 79.2% win probability for Penn State, and sportsbooks have the Nittany Lions favored by about a touchdown (around -7 to -7.5).
- Penn State made a midseason coaching change by firing James Franklin, turned to Terry Smith as interim, lost starter Drew Allar to a broken ankle, and now leans on Grunkemeyer with a run game led by Kaytron Allen and Nicholas Singleton topping 1,000 combined rushing yards.
- Michigan State’s quarterback plans remain flexible between Alessio Milivojevic and Aidan Chiles, and the rivalry series stands 19-18-1 in Penn State’s favor with the Land-Grant Trophy at stake.