Overview
- The teams meet Saturday, Sept. 12 at noon ET at Lincoln Financial Field with the game on ESPN2 and Penn State installed as a heavy favorite (about -23.5).
- Penn State enters 1-0 after a shutout of Marshall driven by quarterback Rocco Becht’s 271 yards and four TDs and a breakout 161-yard game from receiver Koby Howard.
- Temple is also 1-0 after beating Rhode Island behind 158 rushing yards from Keveun Mason but will use a two-quarterback rotation and is without starting left tackle Gioakoby Hills for several weeks.
- Key individual matchups include former Penn State player Kolin Dinkins testing his familiarity with the Nittany Lions, Penn State defenders Tony Rojas and Caleb Bacon pressuring Temple’s line, and a likely bigger role for Penn State tight ends with Gabe Burkle expected to return.
- The game is framed as an early barometer for Campbell’s first Big Ten season and could either reinforce Penn State’s early momentum or expose limits in its running game and depth at multiple spots.