Penn State Football: 3 Bold Predictions against Illinois

Penn State football looks to improve to 4-0 and avoid a potential upset at Illinois before playing Ohio State in Happy Valley, which may be the regular season game of the year.

After struggling in Week 1, Penn State dominated both Pittsburgh and Kent State and remained undefeated in non-conference play. On Friday, the Nittany Lions open up Big Ten play against Illinois, one of the worst teams in the Big Ten.

Illinois has started the season strong with a 2-1 record. They won their first two games against Kent State and Western Illinois before losing to South Florida.

Even though Penn State is expected to win easily, anything can happen on the road in the Big Ten, especially on a Friday night when both teams had a short week to prepare.

Penn State will win this game, despite potentially falling behind early in the game. Here are three bold predictions for the game on Friday night.