Penn State vs Northwestern Prediction: Welcome Home, Wildcats

After $875 million and almost two years of renovations, Northwestern's Ryan Field is about to be unveiled to the world. Meanwhile, there's a big football game between Penn State (3-1) and Northwestern (2-1) teams that each lost their Big Ten openers, but in very different ways.The Wildcats held up well in an entertaining 29-23 fight at Indiana, and the Nittany Lions collapsed late in a 24-20 thriller against Wisconsin. Now, these two get a lovely place to play their important Friday night conference game.

Penn State vs Northwestern: Quick Hits

• Penn State gets USC after this, followed up by a date at Michigan.