Drew Allar and Penn State head into Illinois on Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Ill. See how you can watch the game for free if you don't have cable.
Penn State, ranked seventh in the Associated Press Top 25, presents challenges for Illinois, which brings the 125th-ranked defense into Saturday’s home game.
In a 34-point outburst Friday night, Kansas scored touchdowns on four of its first five possessions to drop the Fighting Illini to 1-1 and send head coach Bret Bielema back to the drawing board. There’s no time to exhale. Penn State outscored West Virginia and Delaware 101-22 and has the longest active streak in the nation with nine consecutive games with 30 or more points.
Allar has been as advertised in his first two career starts with four touchdowns, no turnovers and the sixth-best completion percentage in the FBS . He makes his first career start Saturday at Memorial Stadium, where the Nittany Lions last lost in 2014. Illinois has won only two of the past eight meetings overall, including the nine-overtime game in 2021.: No. 7 Penn State at Illinois
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