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Penn State Football finally has their answer as to where they will play their bowl matchup for the 2021 season, and it will be the Outback Bowl against the #21 Arkansas Razorbacks (8-4) at 12:00 (noon) on January 1st.

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Penn State Football will be playing on New Year’s Day, heading to Tampa Bay to take on Arkansas in the Outback Bowl.

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The game will be played at Raymond James Stadium, home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and its York County head coach, Bruce Arians.


This might come as a surprise to some fans, who were probably more prepared for the Vegas Bowl or the Pinstripe Bowl, but it may actually be quite fitting given the way both teams’ seasons have played out.

After starting the season unranked, the Razorbacks soared to 4-0 start that included ranked wins over Texas and Texas A&M, and a ranking as high as eighth in the country. They then went on to lose 3 straight games. Sound familiar?

This will be the first ever meeting on the gridiron between the Nittany Lions and the Razorbacks, so there is no history between the two. Although, Penn State Football leads virtually every comparable category, including all-time record, bowl wins, and NFL Draft picks.

The Outback Bowl is played at Raymond James Stadium, home of the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers (as well as the USF Bulls). The stadium holds over 65,000 fans, and surely over half of them will be dressed in white in support of the Nittany Lions.

Raymond James Stadium has hosted the Outback Bowl since 1999, as well as hosting three Super Bowls (mostly recently last year), and also the 2017 National Championship game.

The Nittany Lions first played in the Outback Bowl back in 1996 against Auburn, and have a 3-1 record in the game, most recently falling to the Urban Meyer led Florida Gators, following the 2010 season.

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