Live updates: Penn State-Illinois score, stats, notes, updates, and more
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State is taking on Illinois today in primetime. It’s one of four top 25 matchups in Week 5 of the college football season. This is your home for live updates from Beaver Stadium. Before and during the contest, we’ll have the latest notes, updates, stats, and score information below. Note: This page does not show new information automatically. So, please be sure to refresh your browser often to see the latest information.
The Nittany Lions are a 17.5-point favorite over the Fighting Illini, who are 4-0 and already have a Big Ten victory. Head coach James Franklin’s team seeks its first conference triumph after going 3-0 during the non-conference portion of its schedule.
“I just think he got a really good idea of who he is, how he operates, the type of teams he’s going to have,” Franklin said of Illinois coach Bret Bielema this week. “And really, that’s been his time in Wisconsin, that’s been his time at Arkansas, that’s been his time at Illinois. You look at the coaches that he’s worked for, his tree, and then we also have [analyst] Robb Smith, who’s on our staff, who was with him at Arkansas.
“So we got a really good understanding of who Bret is all the way back to his playing days. And, who he played for. Very similar tree in terms of how they want to manage the game, how they want to play at the line of scrimmage, how they want to run the ball, how they want to dominate the clock, turnovers. Essentially, he’s going to play a style where they’re not going to beat themselves.”
See the latest Penn State-Illinois updates below.
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Pregame updates
6:30 — Full team warmsups are underway.
5:54 — Availability report is out. For Penn State, linebacker Dominic DeLuca, safety KJ Winston Jr., quarterback Jaxon Smolik, running back Cam Wallace, linebackers Keon Wylie and Kari Jackson, defensive ends Mason Robinson and Zuriah Fisher, receivers Ethan Black and Peter Gonzalez, tight end Andrew Rappleyea, linemen Sam Siafa, Liam Andrews, De’Andre Cook, and T.A. Cunningham. are OUT. No one is QUESTIONABLE.
5:30 — Penn State arrived around 5:30 p.m. ET. So did Illinois. More updates will follow once pregame warmups begin.
Illinois at Penn State: Game time and details
Penn State is 21-6 all-time against the Fighting Illini. Illinois beat the Lions in nine overtimes during its last trip to State College. Penn State extracted revenge by winning in Champaign a year ago. Here is the info for this week’s game:
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Date: Saturday, Sept. 28
Location: Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa.
Weather: Here’s the latest forecast: “Cloudy with showers. High 68F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50%.”
The line: Penn State is a 17.5-point favorite.
Over/under: 48.5 points
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