What Time, TV Channel is Penn State Football vs. Nevada (9/30/2025)? How to Watch Online for FREE
No. 2 Penn State Football, led by quarterback Drew Allar, running back Nick Singleton, and defensive end Dani Dennis-Sutton hosts Nevada in Week 1 of the 2025 college football season, in a 3:30 p.m. kickoff on CBS at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa.
The 2025 Nittany Lions boast a loaded roster, looking to build on last season’s run to the College Football Playoff, as well as several young players who could be primed to become breakout superstars this upcoming season.
Here’s a look at everything you need to know for Saturday’s game.
Penn State Football vs. Nevada
Who: No. 2 Penn State Football vs. Nevada
What: College Football Week 1
When: Saturday, August 30, 2025
Kickoff Time: 3:30 p.m.
Where: Beaver Stadium, State College, Pa.
TV Network: CBS
How to Watch Online: FuboTV (FREE Trial)
Latest Betting Line: Penn State (-45.5), Over/Under 54.5
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In the last practice with media availability before Penn State Football kicks off the 2025 season Saturday against Nevada, head coach James Franklin answered questions about the Penn State roster and the depth chart for the Nittany Lions‘ first game of the season.
After weeks of describing Penn State’s backup quarterback battle as too close to call, Franklin finally made an announcement regarding the position heading into week one.
“Grunk, Grunk for week one.” Franklin noted that consistency played a role in redshirt freshman Ethan Grunkemeyer getting the backup quarterback nod for week one against Nevada over redshirt sophomore Jaxon Smolik.
“[Grunkemeyer] was just a little more consistent from the beginning of camp to the end,” Franklin stated in his answer.
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If the Nittany Lions are able to take care of business as expected Saturday, Ethan Grunkemeyer should see his second collegiate appearance somewhat early in the matchup against Nevada.
This will give Grunkemeyer valuable game reps against a real opponent that the Nittany Lions can turn back to later in the season if Allar ever misses time due to injury (as he did last season against Wisconsin).
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It was at PRISM where Staszak produced live games and began his career as an on-air reporter.
After a couple of brief stints with CBS-3, WB-17 and WGAL-8 in Lancaster, PA, Staszak began a 12 year stretch at FOX 29 where he became the lead sportscaster in 2007. It was there that Staszak found himself in the middle of Philadelphia Phillies World Series Championship coverage that earned him an Emmy nomination for best sports reporter in 2008.It was one of five Emmy nominations that Staszak earned over the course of his career.
All told Staszak covered three World Series, two Stanley Cup Finals, an NBA Finals and one Super Bowl during his television run.
Staszak left the TV business for 97.5 The Fanatic in 2013, where he enjoyed eight years bloviating his beliefs on how a professional football team should be run.In 2018 when he fortunate enough to be the first sports talk host in the city, along with cohort Zach Gelb, to provide post-game coverage of the first Super Bowl Championship for the city’s beloved Philadelphia Eagles.
Staszak was also a writer for 97.5 The Fanatic along with 4 Philly Sports and now covers Penn State athletics for NittanyCentral.com.