The theme is developing nicely for the opening of the Penn State football season:
Three-straight overmatched opponents in Beaver Stadium.
Three-straight noon starts.
Each of the games (Sept. 5 vs. Akron, Sept. 12 vs. Syracuse and Sept. 19 vs. Temple) will be televised by the Big Ten Network.
The last time the Nittany Lions started a season with three early games was in 1999 against Arizona, Akron and Pitt, all in Beaver Stadium.
Last year, the Lions played noon games against Coastal Carolina, Temple and Indiana in Beaver Stadium and also on the road at Purdue.
Other starting times already determined for the season: The Big Ten opener on Sept. 26 against Iowa in Beaver Stadium will begin at 8 p.m.; the homecoming game against Minnesota on Oct. 17 will start at 3:30 p.m.; and the Oct. 31 game at Northwestern will begin at 4:30 p.m.
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