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Penn State Nittany Lions

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Preseason
WEEK 1 · 2026
The Week 1 job

Beat Marshall and avoid turning a likely win into a season problem.

Your game

Marshall at Penn State
TBD
SAT SEP 5
TV TBA
playoff chanceNow46%Win47%Loss30%
Marshall
Marshall 6%Penn State 94%
Penn State

Other impactful games

the highlighted team is the result Penn State wants
Priority 1
Root for
Louisville
at
Ole Miss
Root for Louisville2.8-point playoff boost

Louisville winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.

48% if Louisville wins45% with the other result2.8-point differencePenn State playoff chance
TBD
SAT SEP 5
TV TBA
Priority 2
Root for
Coastal Carolina
at
West Virginia
Root for Coastal Carolina1.7-point playoff boost

Coastal Carolina winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.

47% if Coastal Carolina wins45% with the other result1.7-point differencePenn State playoff chance
46 more games that don't move your needle
Hawai'i at Stanford
Memphis at UNLV
San José State at USC
New Mexico State at Florida State
North Carolina at TCU · ESPN
NC State at Virginia · ESPN
Akron at Wake Forest
Massachusetts at Rutgers
Colorado at Georgia Tech · ESPN
Toledo at Michigan State
Fresno State at USC
San José State at Eastern Michigan
Miami at Stanford · ESPN
Florida Atlantic at Florida
UL Monroe at Mississippi State
UTEP at Oklahoma
Kent State at South Carolina
Texas State at Texas
Missouri State at Texas A&M
Oklahoma State at Tulsa
Boston College at Cincinnati
Oregon State at Houston
Miami (OH) at Pittsburgh
Tulane at Duke
UCLA at California
UAB at Illinois
North Texas at Indiana
Northern Illinois at Iowa
Western Michigan at Michigan
Ohio at Nebraska
Ball State at Ohio State
Boise State at Oregon
Washington State at Washington
Wyoming at Colorado State
Arkansas State at Memphis
Florida International at South Florida
Western Kentucky at Nevada
UNLV at Hawai'i
Central Michigan at New Mexico
Liberty at James Madison
Sam Houston at Troy
East Carolina at Alabama · ABC
Baylor at Auburn · ABC
Clemson at LSU · ABC
Notre Dame at Wisconsin
SMU at Florida State · ESPN
Your rooting list:Penn State, then Louisville, Coastal Carolina.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 1, with preseason ratings projected from last season. How the model works.