The Penn State Nittany Lions are in the College Football Playoffs for the first time but they will not be hosting a night game at Beaver Stadium.
The Nittany Lions, the No. 4 team in the College Football Playoff rankings but the No. 6 seed will face the No. 11 SMU Mustangs in the first round. The date, time, and television network designation have been set.
Penn State and SMU's first-round matchup will be a noon kickoff on December 21 at Beaver Stadium, the game will be televised nationally on TNT.
Penn State and SMU will enter the matchup on December 21 with identical 11-2 records after both programs fell in their conference championship games to Oregon and Clemson respectively.
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