Penn State Football opens as HUGE favorites in regional non-conference matchup

Penn State Football opens the season against a familiar regional power 5 program, the West Virginia Mountaineers.

With over six months remaining until WVU travels to Happy Valley, Vegas has enormous confidence that the Mountaineers will not steal a win on the road.

The Nittany Lions opened as an 18.5 point favorite over West Virginia in the week 1 matchup in Happy Valley.

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West Virginia is coming to Happy Valley fresh off a disappointing 5-7 season, with questions surrounding the long term future of head coach Neal Brown. The game will feature familiar faces for Penn State fans as former Nittany Lion linebacker Lance Dixon and defensive lineman Fatorma Mulbah will return to Happy Valley, along with former short lived Penn State wide receiver commit Devin Carter. Penn State Football will hope to prove Vegas right and start off the season 1-0 when West Virginia comes to town September 2nd. 

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Expertise: College Football, Penn State Football
Education: Saint Vincent College, Penn State Law School
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Experience:Robert Casturo has covered Penn State football for NittanyCentral since 2022. Casturo previously covered Penn State football through a social media presence (@PSU_FB_Thoughts on X) since 2019. Casturo earned his bachelor's degree from Saint Vincent College in 2015, where he was a punter for 1 season on the Saint Vincent College football team and worked in the athletic department for 2 years as a student manager. Casturo earned his JD from Penn State Law in 2018 where he was a senior editor of the Penn State Law Review.

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Expertise: College Football, Penn State Football Education: Saint Vincent College, Penn State Law School Location: Washington, DC Experience: Robert Casturo has covered Penn State football for NittanyCentral since 2022. Casturo previously covered Penn State football through a social media presence (@PSU_FB_Thoughts on X) since 2019. Casturo earned his bachelor's degree from Saint Vincent College in 2015, where he was a punter for 1 season on the Saint Vincent College football team and worked in the athletic department for 2 years as a student manager. Casturo earned his JD from Penn State Law in 2018 where he was a senior editor of the Penn State Law Review.

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