Penn State will host Minnesota Head to Beaver Stadium tonight for their first Big Ten contest in State College since the Nittany Lions knocked off the Golden Gophers 45-17 in 2022. Kickoff is still at 7 p.m. ET Saturday morning. This is the case even if the head coach PJ Fleck’s The team did not arrive in town Friday because of a nationwide airline layover caused by what the Federal Aviation Administration said were communications problems.
Minnesota now has a flight plan in place. Beginning at 8:45 a.m. ET, the team will depart from the St. Paul/Minneapolis Airport at 10:10 a.m. ET. It will land in State College at 11:53 a.m. ET. That means the Golden Gophers will arrive about seven hours before kickoff and five hours before visiting teams usually arrive at Beaver Stadium.
The points gap continues to evolve in favor of the home team. This may be to some extent, but not entirely, related to the travel situation. Minnesota will be without first-team defensive tackles Riley Sunram And Théorin Randleboth of whom are now listed in the Friday Big Ten team availability reports. They have 11 and 19 tackles respectively so far this season and have a combined three sacks. This makes Saturday’s visitors extremely light in the middle of their defensive line. Next, the starting cornerback John Nestor is debatable.
On the Penn State side, starting left tackle Malachi Goodman is likely but could be a game-time decision. Same goes for defensive end Caleb Bacobsecurity Jeremy Cooperand cornerback Jahmir Josephall of which are questionable. Both teams will release a final pre-match availability report two hours before kickoff.
Penn State continues its push toward bowl eligibility. What is he doing to build his roster for the future? Recruitment battles — including another potential turnaround in the Class of 2027 – heat up. And the transfer portal is just around the corner.
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