Students who took advantage of the $45 Groupon deal are feeling like suckers today. Penn State announced that student tickets for the opening game against Syracuse on August 31 at Metlife Stadium will go on sale Monday for only $25.
Fans who can't make it out to Beaver Stadium will be able to listen to some familiar voices call the game, at least for the next three years. Radio personalities Steve Jones and Jack Ham each received contract extensions yesterday through the 2015 season.
Penn State student trustee Pete Khoury has removed himself as one of the plaintiffs for the Paterno lawsuit against the NCAA, and according to a startling report from the Centre Daily Times, Khoury was "threatened with being removed from the group that’s searching for the next university president if he didn’t drop out."
Recurring THON band and State College bar scene favorite 'Total Whiteout' had its entire equipment trailer stolen last week, leaving the band at a total loss and $40,000 worth of gear to replace. But after huge fan mobilization and raising over $7,000 in an impromptu fundraiser, the band has recovered around 75 percent of its gear.
With less than two weeks until Penn State's season starts, the athletic department is trying to push season tickets.