The sixth-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions will host a College Football Playoff game for the first time in their program’s history on December 21 at Beaver Stadium against the No. 11 seed SMU Mustangs. Penn State season ticket holders and the general public will be able to purchase tickets for the Lions’ first-round playoff game starting Monday morning.
How to purchase Penn State vs. SMU playoff tickets: Tickets are now on sale on secondary websites Viagogo, SeatGeek, SeatHub, and Vivid Seats.
As of December 8, the following are the starting prices for PSU-SMU tickets:
Penn State earned a home game against SMU and the right to play No. 3 Boise State in the playoff quarterfinals after drawing the sixth seed in the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff. After an 11-1 regular season in which they only lost to Ohio State, the No. 8 seed in the CFP, the Nittany Lions lost to No. 1 Oregon (45-37) in Saturday’s Big Ten Championship game. In addition to ranking in the top 20 offensively in total yardage (15th, 448.6 ypg), rushing offense (19th, 202.2 ypg), and passing efficiency (10th, 163.53), Penn State boasts the sixth-best defense in the nation (282.1 ypg).
#11 SMU Mustangs (11-2) vs. #6 Penn State Nittany Lions (11-2)
A quick look at the College Football Playoff game
Despite putting together a strong performance, SMU lost to Clemson 34-31 in the ACC championship game, ending the Mustangs’ nine-game winning streak and dropping them to 11-2 on the season. SMU has scored more than 30 points in nine of their last ten games and is ranked sixth in the country in terms of scoring offense (38.5 points per game). The Mustangs have eight players with at least 275 receiving yards, headed by junior Kevin Jennings, who can pass for 3,000 yards, and senior Brashard Smith, who can rush for 1,000 yards.
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