Penn State vs FIU Prediction: What the Nittany Lions Need To Work On

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Date: Saturday, September 6, 2025
Game Time: 12:00 PM ET
TV: BTN
Location: Beaver Stadium, University Park, PA
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FIU’s Offense Has Enough to Make Penn State Try

Can the offense possibly be as good and be almost as dangerous as it was against an FCS team? No - obviously, Penn State’s defense is going to be a problem, but the Panthers have pieces.

Keyone Jenkins is a dangerous playmaker of a quarterback, the running game ripped off yards in chunks last week, and overall, the attack was almost perfectly balanced.

And, again, the Penn State running game has to get in gear. There weren’t any long, gashing runs against Nevada, Nicholas Singleton was bottled up - two scores aside - and in this, FIU has to sell out early on to try making big plans. But …

Yes, Penn State Can Run the Ball

Of course the Nittany Lions can run, and this is where they start to show it.

Allar was outstanding in the opener, hitting 22-of-26 passes for 217 yards and a touchdown. He had time, was decisive, and he should be able to pick apart the FIU secondary at will.

Nevada has an improved offense that should be okay in the Mountain West, and Penn State shut it down dead cold. FIU will try to move quickly, but the running that worked so well last week won’t do anything in Happy Valley.

Penn State Will Put Away FIU Early

Again, there’s obviously no real concern with the ground game, but Penn State will get that out of the way on the first few drives. Last week was about getting Allar going, and this week will be for the offensive line to get into a lather.

Penn State vs FIU Prediction, Betting Lines

Penn State 48, FIU 6
Line: Penn State -41.5, o/u: 54.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Must See Rating: 2

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