How to watch the 2024 Big Ten Championship: TV/Streaming information, game preview for No. 3 Penn State vs. No. 1 Oregon

The Penn State Nittany Lions will face the top-seeded Oregon Ducks in the Big Ten Championship game in Indianapolis on Saturday.

At 12-0, Oregon is ranked No. 1 overall and is the only undefeated team. With a win, the conference champion secures a bye for the first round and will not play again until December 31st or January 1st.

Penn State finished the season with an overall record of 11-1. This is the Nittany Lions’ first appearance in the Big Ten Championship game since 2016 and only their second appearance in program history. PSU secured its spot in the Big Ten Championship with a 44-7 win over Maryland at Beaver Stadium last weekend. This win, coupled with Ohio State’s shocking loss to Michigan, catapulted Penn State into the championship game.

Coach of the Nittany Lions James Franklin has no track record against top 5 opponents. In Franklin’s 11-year tenure at Penn State, he has only one win against a top-five team. The only game Penn State lost that season was against then-top-5 Ohio State in November. But to their credit, the Nittany Lions didn’t fall victim to any surprises this season. The crime led by Drew Allarthe running back duo from Nicholas Singleton And Kaytron Allenand star tight end Tyler Warren helped lead the team to many strong victories. In the last 18 games, Warren has had at least one reception of more than 14 yards and his 17 touchdowns rank eighth in program history. But if Franklin wants to silence the doubters, he must win Saturday’s game.

Oregon has been nothing short of dominant all year long. The Ducks earned a commanding home win over Ohio State in Week 7 and have eclipsed the 30-point mark in 10 of their 12 games this season. Oregon also has one of the best QBs in college football Dillon Gabriel.

If Oregon wins, it would be the sixth time in history that a team has defeated Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State in the same season. The previous five times were all by Michigan State (1951, 1965, 1966, 1999, 2015). Saturday’s Big Ten Championship winner will be the first time since 2016 that a team not named Ohio State or Michigan has won.

The Big Ten Championship is the fifth meeting between Penn State and Oregon and the first since the 1995 Rose Bowl. Penn State won that game 38-20 and has won three of the previous four meetings between the two teams. Oregon is also just one of five teams to reach a conference championship game in their first season in a league this year, along with Arizona State, Army, SMU and Texas.

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How to watch Penn State vs. Oregon college football

• Date: Saturday, December 7th
• Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
• TV channel: CBS
• Streaming: Paramount+

What is the 2024 college football conference championship schedule?

Friday:

Western Kentucky vs. Jacksonville State (CUSA Championship), 7 p.m., CBSSN

UNLV vs. Boise State (Mountain West Championship), 8 p.m., Fox

Tulane vs. Army (AAC Championship), 8 p.m., ABC

Saturday

Iowa State vs. Arizona State (Big 12 Championship), noon, ABC

Ohio vs. Miami (OH) (MAC Championship), noon, ESPN

Georgia vs. Texas (SEC Championship), 4 p.m., ABC

Marshall vs. Louisiana (Sun Belt Championship), 7:30 p.m., ESPN

Penn State vs. Oregon (Big Ten Championship), 8 p.m., CBS

Clemson vs. SMU (ACC Championship), 8 p.m., ABC

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