Penn State spent the last few weeks on the Peach Bowl bubble. But the Nittany Lions won’t be heading to a third-straight New Year’s Six game.
Pack your bags for Florida, Penn State fans. The No. 12 Nittany Lions are set to face No. 14 Kentucky in the Citrus Bowl, played at 1 p.m. on New Year’s Day at Camping World Stadium in Orlando.
Penn State (9-3) and Kentucky (9-3) are the highest-ranked three-loss teams not to reach a New Year’s Six game. Instead of the Nittany Lions or Wildcats, Michigan, LSU and Florida earned the College Football Playoff committee’s three at-large bids.