Nov. 9, 2009
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; - ABC/ESPN will nationally televise Penn State's regular season finale at Michigan State on Nov. 21. The contest will kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET in the schools' annual season ending clash for the Land Grant Trophy.
ABC will regionally televise the contest and ESPN will air the game outside the ABC coverage area to the rest of the nation.
The game with the Spartans is No. 18 Penn State's 12th announced TV appearance of the season. This Saturday's clash with Indiana will kick at 12:00 p.m. ET and be nationally televised by the Big Ten Network.
The Michigan State game will be Penn State's sixth appearance on ABC/ESPN this season. The Nittany Lions also have played three games on the Big Ten Network, one on ESPN and one on ESPN Classic.
Penn State took a 13-12-1 series advantage over Michigan State by winning last year's clash for the Big Ten Championship in Beaver Stadium. The teams have met annually in the regular season finale since the Nittany Lions began conference play in 1993.
The Nittany Lions (8-2, 4-2) have appeared on television in 187 of their last 189 contests, including every game the past six seasons.
All Penn State football games can be heard on the Penn State Sports Network and www.GoPSUsports.com, with all Big Ten Conference games available on Sirius XM Satellite Radio.
The Spartans (5-5, 3-3) visit Purdue on Saturday before the contest with the Nittany Lions.