Where to watch No. 4 Penn State football vs. Purdue Today: Time, TV Channel, Free Live Stream

The Purdue Boilermakers The football team will look to pull off a massive upset at home when they host the No. 4 Penn State Nittany Lions at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana on Saturday, November 16, 2024 (11/16/2024).

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What: NCAA DI college football

WHO: Penn State @ Purdue

When: Saturday 16 November 2024

Where: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

Time: 3:30 p.m. ET

TV: CBS

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Here’s the latest college football story from the Associated Press:

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – It’s been a rough season for coach Ryan Walters and Purdue Boilermakers.

They endured the lopsided loss in school history, 66-7, haven’t won a game since August and still don’t have a win over an FBS team. Half of their eight losses have come by 35 or more points, and it doesn’t get any easier in West Lafayette, Indiana.

They’ve already faced No. 1 Oregon and No. 2 Ohio State, and now Purdue will close out its home schedule Saturday against No. 4 Penn State before finishing the regular season at No. 5 Indiana in two weeks.

“That’s what you get when you play in this conference,” Walters said this week when asked about the difficult schedule. “You will have opportunities to see where you stack up and compete against the best. No one complains about playing good teams and elite teams. If the goal is to be an elite program, this is how you get there.”

Purdue (1-8, 0-6 Big Ten) has tried everything to change direction — firing the offensive coordinator, changing play-callers and quarterbacks, even playing aggressively for the win in two overtime losses.

Nothing has worked. The Boilermakers enter Week 12 as one of eight FBS schools without a win in league play and in the group of three with six or more conference losses. The eight-game losing streak is Purdue’s longest since ending the 2013 season with 10 straight. And with the Nittany Lions coming to town, the obstacles only get harder.

Penn State (8-1, 5-1, No. 4 CFP) begins the weekend in fixed playoff position and with an outside chance to play in the Dec. 4 Big Ten title game in Indianapolis — if it keeps winning.

So Nittany Lions coach James Franklin has warned his team to look ahead against a team and a coach looking to prove the doubters wrong in their home finale.

“Coach (Walters) calls the offense and as a defensive guy, I think that’s impressive as well as challenging,” Franklin said. “Defensively, this is a team that will match your lineup probably as much as anyone we’ve played. Where they’re different than a lot of teams is they’ll go four down and five down. Usually you see four down and three down. They will go down five.”

on deck?

When Walters was hired in December 2022, one of the first players he pursued on the transfer portal was quarterback Hudson Card, a two-year starter at Purdue.

He left Texas, in part, because he wanted to add his name to the cherished list the school called the “Cradle of Quarterbacks.” Now, after two mediocre seasons and with promising Ryan Browne backing him up, this could be the Cards’ final home game despite having a year of eligibility remaining.

Card and Browne have both played the last few weeks and it could happen again.

“We’ll keep those decisions in house, but yeah, if I were Penn State, I’d prepare for both,” Walters said.

Comfortable QB

Critics have argued in previous seasons that the Nittany Lions fell short because of their play at quarterback.

But Franklin has no complaints about Drew Allar’s performance this season. In fact, he has seen Allar take his game to another level.

“I think Drew looks consistently comfortable and in control in games,” Franklin said. “I think probably the biggest thing about him that I’ve noticed is his mobility. I think that’s been a big factor for him and for our offense, especially vertical confusions in the pocket. It’s been big to step up and climb into the pocket.”

Special problems

Every week something seems to backfire on Purdue, and last week it was the special teams units. Purdue’s first punt was blocked deep in its territory, and Ohio State quickly converted the miscue into a score, and later in the first quarter, the Boilermakers missed a 21-yard field goal.

That prompted Walters to acknowledge this week that he will hold a kicking competition before deciding whether to use Spencer Porath or Ben Freehill this week.

“Snaps and holds looked good to me,” Walters said after watching the Buckeyes game before talking about when he would make a decision. “After Thursday’s practice.”

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