Sat Sep 06 11:40:00 UTC 2025: **Penn State Football Faces FIU Today Amidst Gear Switch and Schedule Concerns**

**STATE COLLEGE, Pa.** – The Penn State Nittany Lions are set to face the FIU Golden Panthers today at Beaver Stadium, with kickoff at noon. This week, fans are buzzing about more than just the upcoming game, with discussions surrounding the team’s newly announced switch from Nike to Adidas for athletic apparel and concerns over the challenging opening schedule for the 2025 season.

Blue White Illustrated (BWI), hosted a weekly insider chat where reporters and analysts addressed these hot topics for premium subscribers. One key subject was the details surrounding Penn State’s 10-year deal with Adidas, ending a long partnership with Nike that began in 1993.

Head Coach James Franklin also addressed concerns about the difficulty of the 2025 schedule during his Wednesday press conference. He explained the scheduling challenges stemmed from the cancellation of a Virginia Tech game due to COVID-19, disrupting previous home-and-home series arrangements. “It’s a little bit of strategy, and it’s a little bit of kind of the predicament we’re in,” Franklin said, emphasizing the goal is to enter conference play as “healthy and confident” as possible.

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