Campbell

The stage is set for Matt Campbell’s first season as the Penn State football coach with the release of the Big Ten’s schedule on Tuesday.

For the third consecutive season, the Lions will be home for the start of conference play, where they will host Wisconsin on Sept. 26.

After a road trip to Northwestern on Oct. 3, Penn State hosts USC on Oct. 10 in what could be a possible White Out game.

For the first time in three years, Michigan is back on PSU’s schedule with a trip to Ann Arbor on Oct. 17.

After a bye week on Oct. 24, PSU will host Purdue on Halloween. Penn State will kick off November on the road for their lone West Coast trip on Nov. 7 at Washington.

PSU will host Minnesota and Rutgers on Nov. 14 and Nov. 21, respectively, for their final two home games of the season at West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium.

The regular season slate ends on Thanksgiving weekend on Nov. 28 at Maryland.

Penn State’s three non-conference games were already set to begin the season. The Lions entertain Marshall on Sept. 5 to open the season. They will also host Buffalo on Sept. 19, and will travel to Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Sept. 12 to play Temple.