The 2026 Penn State football schedule has its first official kickoff time. Penn State announced that its Friday, Oct. 2, visit to Northwestern will kick off at 8 p.m. ET on Fox. The game will mark the first at Northwestern's new Ryan Field, which the university is calling the "best place to watch football in America." Penn State announced in February that it had agreed to a major change to its 2026 schedule, as the Big Ten moved the Penn State-Northwestern game to Friday night to showcase Ryan Field's re-introduction. The game's date is significant, marking the 100th anniversary of Northwestern's first home football game in 1926. Northwestern will play back-to-back Friday-night games, as its Big Ten opener against Indiana has been moved to Sept. 25 . The Wildcats will get a regular week to prepare for Penn State, while the Nittany Lions will be on a short week after hosting Wisconsin in their Big Ten opener Sept. 26.…