Mark Selders
Daequan Hardy
Football
Nittany Lions battle Rebels in Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on Saturday, December 30 at noon on ESPN
ATLANTA, Ga. – No. 10 Penn State meets No. 11 Ole Miss in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on Saturday, December 30. Kickoff is set for noon on ESPN at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
PEACH BOWL HISTORY: Penn State is set to play in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl for the first time in school history. The Peach Bowl is Penn State’s 16th different bowl game in 53 overall bowl appearances. The Peach Bowl is the ninth-oldest bowl game and is set for its 56th annual game on December 30.
SERIES HISTORY: The Nittany Lions face Ole Miss for the first time in school history. Ole Miss is Penn State’s 33rd different bowl opponent.
FASHANU EARNS CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICA HONORS: Junior offensive tackle Olumuyiwa Fashanu was named a first-team All-American by the Associated Press, AFCA, Sporting News and the Walter Camp Football Foundation, while earning second-team honors from the FWAA. By collecting first-team honors from at least three of the five NCAA-recognized outlets, Fashanu clinched consensus All-American status. He is Penn State’s 41st player (44th selection) to reach consensus All-American status and the first PSU offensive lineman since Jeff Hartings in 1995. He is Penn State’s 102nd First-Team All-American and one of 16 in the James Franklin era.
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