Penn State-Indiana Pregame Updates
We're getting primed for Penn State's Big Ten opener Saturday at Indiana. Follow along until the 3:30 p.m. kickoff on FS1 as we deliver all the news and notes before kickoff.
3 p.m.: Here's a taste of the warmup scene at Memorial Stadium, courtesy of Ben Jones of statecollege.com. Quarterbacks Sean Clifford and Will Levis taking their throws.
3 p.m.: One of the great stats that Penn State compiles is date-specific results. According to the Penn State communications department, the Lions are 13-3-1 on Oct. 9 with a nine-game win streak. The last loss was in 1936 to Cornell.
2:40: Penn State has been strong recently in season-opening games, winning their last four and 16 of the past 18. The Lions also are 2-0 when starting the season against a Big Ten opponent, which it did vs. Minnesota in 1993 and '94. Penn State's record in openers is 110-21-2.
2:30: Indiana will be without sophomore receiver David Ellis today. Ellis also return kicks and plays some running back as well.
2:05: Kicker/punter/holder Jordan Stout said this week that he has added not only distance to his field goals but also hangtime to his punts. Stout, who handled kickoffs and field-goal attempts longer than 50 yards, said he has been lobbying to attempt 65-yarders.
"I'm pretty comfortable at any distance besides like 75 or 80," he said. "I can't do that yet. Maybe one day."
2 p.m.: Per Audrey Snyder of The Athletic, all four scholarship quarterbacks on the roster made the trip to Indiana. That includes true freshman Micah Bowens, who arrived from Las Vegas this summer.
1:40: Lee Corso and Desmond Howard of ESPN's Gameday crewpicked Indiana to upset No. 8 Penn State today. When was the last time Indiana beat a top-10 team? In 1987, when the Hoosiers upset No. 9 Ohio State 31-10 in Columbus.
1:30: As part of their "Penn State United" campaign, the Lions will wear jersey and helmet patches showing locked hands across an outline of Pennsylvania. Penn State's Leadership Council consulted with campus groups and other athletes to create the design and message.
"To be able to put that on my chest and wear it with pride is something that I feel is very special," quarterback Sean Clifford said. " And I won't take it for granted at all, to be able to not only represent myself, but my family and my friends and my teammates in that type of way."
Added defensive end Shaka Toney, "sports is a great common denominator. I feel like, if people will just focus on what's right, take a look at what's going on in sports aAs far as how people are together and unified, and stop thinking about their own personal gain, we can start being able to put racism to an end."
And here are a few pregame reads:
Prediction time: How will Penn State confront Indiana?
Is this the year Penn State makes the College Football playoff?
Penn State offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca wants to "strike first and strike fast."
Meet Jonathan Sutherland, who will wear the inaugural jersey No. 0
Five under-the-radar Penn State players to watch this season
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