Penn State Football, led by quarterback Sean Clifford, cornerback Joey Porter Jr., and head coach James Franklin, open the 2022 College Football season against the Purdue Boilermakers inside Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Ind. on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022 (9/1/2022).
Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin leads his team to the field (Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire)
The Nittany Lions aim to turn the corner from a mediocre past two seasons, posting an 11-11 record over that span, and begin the season on road against a conference foe for the third consecutive season.
For the fifth time since joining the Big Ten in 1993, Penn State Football opens against a conference opponent, but the showdown against Purdue is the Lions’ first ever Thursday opener.
Penn State Football enters the season unranked, for the first time since 2016, as head coach James Franklin enters his ninth season in Happy Valley, boasting a 67-34 record, and 91-49 career mark.
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