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Penn State Football’s 2021 schedule: Ranking Nittany Lions’ toughest games

Head coach James Franklin of the Penn State Nittany Lions celebrates with Brenton Strange #86(Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)

After the Big Ten announced the schedule for every team Friday, Penn State Football has a final 2021 slate, will open the season with a visit to Wisconsin.

On paper, Penn State Football’s 2021 schedule appears to be one of the toughest in recent memory and potentially the toughest in coach James Franklin’s time in Happy Valley.

The Nittany Lions will play three teams who finished ranked inside the top 25 of the final Follege Football Playoff rankings from this past season; Ohio State, Iowa and Indiana, two of which will be on the road.