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Report: Penn State has its first opponent for the 2021-22 college basketball season
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It sounds like Penn State knows who it will be playing when it begins a new era of the basketball program.
College basketball insider Jon Rothstein reported on Wednesday that Micah Shrewsberry’s first game as head coach will come against Youngstown. The game is expected to be set for Wednesday, Nov. 10.
The first game will be a home game for the Nittany Lions and will played at the Bryce-Jordan Center in State College.
Source: Penn State will open the Micah Shrewsberry era on November 10th in State College against Youngstown State.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) June 23, 2021
The announcement about Penn State’s season opener comes shortly after it was reveal who the Nittany Lions will play in the Emerald Coast Classic the weekend of Thanksgiving.
Penn State will play a first-round game against St. Francis Brooklyn in State College before traveling down to Niceville, Florida to play LSU. The Lions will then either play Oregon State or Wake Forest in the championship round.
Penn State hired Shrewsberry to be the head coach following the 2020-21 season. Shrewsberry had previously been an assistant coach on Matt Painter’s staff at Purdue.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB