Penn State Football has announced that any Penn State student (regardless of campus) can purchase up to two student tickets for $40 each at the Medlar Field Box Office, starting at 8 a.m.
John Bacon, the Michigan professor who authored the book Fourth and Long: The Fight for the Soul of College Football, will visit Penn State on September 12.
Tailgate of the Year: The Search for College Football's Best Tailgate is on a quest to find the most impressive Penn State tailgate. Started by recent Penn State grad Dan Levy, the competition is in its first year and will be piloted in Happy Valley before he hopes to take it national.
We're just one day away from the home opener at Beaver Stadium. The Penn State football team won its first game against Syracuse last weekend and is looking to stay undefeated tomorrow against the Eastern Michigan Eagles. Kickoff is at 12:00 p.m. Let's take a look at what our writers think about the home opener.
Penn State has played Eastern Michigan twice, and those two meetings paint a pretty clear picture of what to expect on Saturday in the home opener at Beaver Stadium. At their last meeting in 2011, Penn State had one of its biggest win of the season, defeating Eastern Michigan 34-6 behind a strong three touchdown performance from Matt McGloin.
Around 100,000 fans will pack Beaver Stadium this Saturday as Penn State takes on Eastern Michigan in the home opener. Most will show up Saturday morning, but some students just can't wait that long.