You might need a caffeinated beverage or two to get through Penn State’s Sept. 21 road game at Illinois.
The school announced kickoff times for four games on its 2018 schedule Thursday, and the Friday night meeting with the Fighting Illini was the eye-catching one. That game — Penn State’s first on a Friday as part of a new Big Ten Conference scheduling initiative — will kick off in Champaign at 9 p.m. on Fox Sports 1.
No, that’s not a typo.
The other kick times are more conventional. The season and home opener against Appalachian State will start at 3:30 p.