Sep 15, 2015 at 8:51p ET
Sep 15, 2015 at 8:51p ET
Penn State will host Rutgers this week in the first conference game of the Big Ten season. Nobody else in the league will face a conference opponent until next month.
The early start is fine with Scarlet Knights coach Kyle Flood.
''I like it, I really do,'' he said on Tuesday's Big Ten teleconference. ''I like having a conference game this early. There's no doubt it focuses you. The team is excited about it. This one happens to be on the road. It's a great environment for college football out there in Happy Valley.