ESPN2 will televise Penn State's Big Ten clash at Northwestern on Saturday, November 8 to a national audience. Kickoff has been set for 11:00 a.m. CT/12:00 p.m. ET at Ryan Field in Evanston, Ill.

The telecast is the ninth announced TV appearance of the season for the Nittany Lions.

Penn State has appeared on four ABC telecasts (Boston College, Nebraska, Purdue and Iowa), once on ESPN (Minnesota) and twice on ESPN Regional (Temple and Wisconsin). The Nittany Lions have appeared on television in 111 of their last 113 games.

ABC Sports will televise Saturday's Penn State-Ohio State clash from Beaver Stadium at 3:30 p.m. ET.

Penn State leads the series with Northwestern, 7-1, having won the last five meetings. Last year, the Nittany Lions won 49-0 in State College. In 2001, PSU captured a 38-35 thriller in Evanston. The Lions have a 3-1 mark at Ryan Field. Northwestern (4-4, 2-2) visits Purdue on Saturday before hosting the Nittany Lions.