MADISON, Wisc. — We still have hours to go before No. 3 Penn State faces Wisconsin (5-2) at Camp Randall Stadium. To pass the time, let’s review a Saturday tradition: How the ESPN ‘College GameDay’ crew picked one of many matchups involving top 25 teams this week.
“When you talk about defense, we’re going to have to stop the run,” James Franklin said on the Penn State Coaches Show. “They’ve made a commitment the last three weeks to running the football. They had a quarterback change. I think that was an important decision for them. And I think it’s really brought their team together.”
“And then I think for us, another thing that’s going to be important on offense and really defense is starting strong. It’s something we haven’t done consistently this year, going into that environment that’s going to be really important for us as well. So I’d say those are the three big things in this game.”
Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC. The network’s top crew of Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (color commentary), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline reporter) will be on the call. Before that, let’s take a look at today’s GameDay picks below.