The Penn State Nittany Lions enter the 2024 college football season with a very middle-of-the-pack schedule regarding difficulty.
The program avoids the Michigan Wolverines, the reigning national champions, and doesn’t have to travel to Columbus to take on Ohio State, as that matchup will occur in Beaver Stadium this year. Penn State still has a tough home matchup against Washington and will travel to Los Angeles to take on the USC Trojans.
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Gone are the days of a demanding Big Ten East schedule where the Nittany Lions would face off against Michigan and Ohio State in the same season. Those two games have always been the center of attention for Penn State and, in the last couple of years, have been the main reasons why the program is still without a College Football Playoff berth.
Now, the Nittany Lions appear to be getting a more manageable schedule in the first year of the expanded Big Ten, especially with no Oregon on the schedule in 2024. (You can download our 2024 schedule as a wallpaper for your phone!)
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Penn State is desperately searching for a playoff spot, and its 2024 schedule indicates that it is a likely possibility. Here is our ranking of every game on Penn State’s 2024 schedule from easiest to toughest:
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SP+ Ranking: No. 129/134 (-20.6)
ESPN FPI: 134 (out of 134 FBS teams)
The Golden Flashes went 1-11 in 2023 and struggled significantly on offense, scoring a meager 14.7 points per game. Coming into Beaver Stadium after Penn State’s first bye week of the season has the making of a blowout at the hands of Kent State.
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SP+ Ranking: No. 94/134 (-9.1)
ESPN FPI: 103 (out of 134 FBS teams)
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