Penn State Football Makes Its Peacock Debut in 2023

Lions fans will need a streaming subscription to watch at least one game this season.

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Penn State will play at least one game this season on Peacock, NBC's streaming-only service, which will end a streak of televised games that dates to the 2023 season. The Penn State-Delaware game on Sept. 9 will be streamed exclusively on Peacock meaning that, for now, the game won't be televised on broadcast or cable outlets. And with that, Penn State's streak of 244 consecutive televised games technically will end.

Penn State announced four more kickoff times Wednesday, including two that will be part of FOX's Big Noon telecast: the Sept. 16 game at Illinois and the Nov. 11 home game against Michigan. In addition, Penn State announced a 3:30 p.m. ET kickoff for the Oct. 14 home game against UMass. Broadcast details were not announced for that game.

The Penn State-Delaware game will kick off at noon ET at Beaver Stadium, as Penn State joins the expanding list of teams that will play games on the Peacock streaming service. NBC also announced that Peacock will stream the Sept. 2 game between East Carolina and Michigan and the Sept. 16 Washington-Michigan State game. In announcing its new media rights deal last year, the Big Ten said eight regular-season football games would appear exclusively on the streaming service.

The Penn State-Delaware game will mark the Nittany Lions' first non-network or cable-television appearance since the 2003 game against Kent State. Since then, 243 consecutive Penn State games have been televised. The 244th will be Penn State's 2023 home-opener against West Virginia, scheduled for a prime-time kickoff on NBC. Peacock offers a monthly $4.99 plan that can be canceled at anytime.

Here's an updated look at Penn State's 2023 football schedule.

Penn State 2023 Football Schedule

(Home games in caps)

Sept. 2: WEST VIRGINIA (7:30 p.m. ET on NBC)

Sept. 9: DELAWARE (Noon ET on Peacock)

Sept. 16: at Illinois (Noon ET on FOX)

Sept. 23: IOWA (8 p.m. ET on CBS)

Sept. 30: at Northwestern

Oct. 7: Bye

Oct. 14: MASSACHUSETTS (3:30 p.m. ET, network TBA)

Oct. 21: at Ohio State

Oct. 28: INDIANA

Nov. 4: at Maryland

Nov. 11: MICHIGAN (Noon ET on FOX)

Nov. 18: RUTGERS

Nov. 24: vs. Michigan State at Ford Field (7:30 p.m. ET on NBC)

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