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The November 2nd Ohio State-Penn State football game is scheduled for 12 p.m. on FOX

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The November 2nd Ohio State-Penn State football game is scheduled for 12 p.m. on FOX

Ohio State once again avoided a night game at Penn State.

The Buckeyes' upcoming road trip to Happy Valley kicks off at noon on November 2nd. FOX will televise the game, a potentially rare top-five showdown, according to an announcement Monday.

The network, which has been showing its best matchups during lunchtime for several years and presenting them as part of its “Big Noon Saturday” broadcast, did the same when the Buckeyes visited the Nittany Lions for the last time in 2022.

It's been four years since Ohio State played a night game at Beaver Stadium and six years since there was a late kickoff in front of a full State College crowd.

Between 2012 and 2018, the Buckeyes were involved in four games at Penn State that started at 5:30 p.m. or later. All of the games were “White Out” games, where Nittany Lions fans wear white clothing and are known to create a more hostile atmosphere.

The Buckeyes, who have won seven straight in this series, last suffered a loss to the Nittany Lions in a white out in 2016.

It is expected that the majority of fans will still be dressed in white, as Penn State is requiring most areas of Beaver Stadium to wear the color, with select areas remaining blue as part of a helmet stripe theme. The stadium is designed to resemble the look of the team's helmet.

If both teams prevail this weekend, it will be only the second top-5 duel ever. The last time was in 1996, when Ohio State was ranked No. 3 and Penn State was No. 4 in the Associated Press poll at the time of their meeting in October, resulting in a 38-7 win for the Buckeyes.

In the major polls released after Week 8, the Nittany Lions were ranked No. 3 and the Buckeyes were ranked No. 4. While the Buckeyes host Nebraska on Saturday, Penn State travels to Wisconsin for a primetime clash.

Joey Kaufman covers Ohio State football for The Columbus Dispatch. Follow him on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. @joeyrkaufman or send him an email at [email protected].

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