Congratulations: Penn State ’ Head Coach James Franklin Crowned 2025 Head Coach of the Year, Team Revels in Historic Victory……..
The first game theme is in for the 2025 Penn State football season. The Nittany Lions’ annual Homecoming game will take place on Oct.
11. Northwestern visits Beaver Stadium that day to conclude a week of Homecoming festivities that start on Oct. 5. A kickoff time is not yet set for the Saturday tilt.
In the past, though, the Homecoming game has almost always started at either Noon ET or 3:30 p.m. ET. So, one of those time slots is likely for this Big Ten contest. However, it should be noted that last year’s Homecoming game with Illinois was in primetime.
Head coach James Franklin’s team continues winter workouts as a consensus top-five team heading into spring practice.
However, head coach David Braun’s side finds itself in a much different predicament.
Coming off of a 4-8 season that featured just a 2-7 record in conference play, the Wildcats check in at No. 87 overall in ESPN data analyst and college football expert Bill Connelly’s initial SP+ metrics for 2025.
Using those as a guide, the Lions project as roughly a 34-point favorite when three points are factored in for home-field advantage.
FanDuel lists the Northwestern win total at 3.5. It’s juiced to the over, meaning the book expects the Wildcats to win four or more games in the fall. Still, returning to the postseason is unlikely at this moment in time.
