Nevada at No. 2 Penn State, Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EDT.
BetMGM College Football Odds: Penn State by 44 1/2.
How to watch: CBS
Key stats
Nevada (2024)
Overall offense: 376.1 yards per game (79th in FBS)
Passing: 212.6 yards per game (84th)
Rushing: 163.5 yards per game (66th)
Scoring: 23.1 points per game (105th)
Overall defense: 391.5 yards allowed per game (90th in FBS)
Passing: 198.6 yards allowed per game (36th)
Rushing: 192.8 yards allowed per game (113th)
Scoring: 28.8 points allowed per game (95th)
Penn State (2024)
Overall offense: 430.2 yards per game (26th in FBS)
Passing: 227.9 yards per game (66th)
Rushing: 202.3 yards per game (17th)
Scoring: 33.2 points per game (28th)
Overall defense: 294.8 yards allowed per game (7th in FBS)
Passing: 192.9 yards allowed per game (31st)
Rushing: 101.9 yards allowed per game (9th)
Scoring: 16.5 points allowed per game (8th)
Team leaders
Nevada (2024)
Passing: Chubba Purdy, 239 yards, 1 TD, 1 INTs, 72 completion percentage
Rushing: Herschel Turner, 405 yards on 79 carries, 4 TDs (at Utah State)
Receiving: Marcus Bellon, 522 yards on 39 catches, 4 TDs
Penn State
Passing: Drew Allar, 3,327 yards, 24 TDs, 8 INTs, 66.5 completion percentage
Rushing: Kaytron Allen, 1,108 yards, 8 TDs
Receiving: Nicholas Singleton, 375 yards on 41 catches, 5 TDs
Last game
Nevada’s 38-14 loss to rival UNLV in the season finale was the Wolf Pack’s sixth-straight loss in a 3-10 season that saw them go winless in Mountain West play.
Penn State lost to Notre Dame 27-24 in the College Football Playoff semifinal Orange Bowl. The Nittany Lions went 13-3 overall and 8-1 in the Big Ten.
Next game
Sacramento State visits Nevada and Penn State hosts Florida International on Sept. 6.
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