Wisconsin travels to State College on Saturday to open Big Ten play against No. 13 Penn State at West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium.
The Badgers enter the conference opener at 2-1 after losing their season opener to then-No. 4 Notre Dame before responding with consecutive wins over Western Illinois and Eastern Michigan. Wisconsin dominated Eastern Michigan 54-10 last week, with quarterback Colton Joseph throwing for 362 yards and three touchdowns.
Penn State is 3-0 and also begins its Big Ten schedule Saturday. The Nittany Lions are coming off a 55-13 win over Buffalo, their third consecutive double-digit victory. Quarterback Rocco Becht threw for 212 yards and two touchdowns, while Penn State’s rushing attack produced 304 yards.
How to Watch Wisconsin vs. Penn State
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The game kicks off at 5 p.m. ET at West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. The matchup will stream exclusively on Peacock.
- Time: 5 p.m. ET
- Venue: West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium
- TV: None (Streaming exclusive)
- Live stream: Peacock
The game is one of three Big Ten matchups available on Peacock Saturday, alongside Notre Dame-Purdue at 2 p.m. ET and Oregon-USC at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Wisconsin quarterback Colton Joseph enters the game after his best performance of the season against Eastern Michigan, completing 23 of 33 passes for 362 yards and three touchdowns while adding a rushing score. Wide receiver Tyrell Henry also set a Wisconsin single-game record with 14 receptions in the victory.
Penn State quarterback Rocco Becht has completed more than 70% of his passes for 751 yards and nine touchdowns without an interception through three games. The Nittany Lions have also been productive on the ground, rushing for 304 yards against Buffalo last week.
The matchup is the 22nd meeting between Wisconsin and Penn State. The Nittany Lions lead the all-time series 12-9 and have won the last six meetings.
College Football Conference Predictions
Athlon Sports predicts the finishing order for teams in the following conferences:
- ACC
- American
- Big 12
- Big Ten
- Conference USA
- MAC
- Mountain West
- Pac-12
- SEC
- Sun Belt
