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Penn State looking at possible night clash with Pitt after announcement by Pirates

Penn State will fbattle with old rival Pittsburgh on September 8 at Heinz field. While there hasn’t been an official announcement yet regarding the kickoff time, an announcement by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday certainly hinted at one.

The Pirates — Pittsburgh’s Major League Baseball franchise — are scheduled to host the Miami Marlins on September 8. Originally, 7:05 was set as the start time for that game. However, on Friday, the Pirates announced that the game will be moved to 1:05 p.m.

While no official announcement has been made yet for the start time of the clash between the Nittany Lions and the Panthers, the Pirates cited that game as the reason for moving their game up in the day.