Game Day: No. 8/8 Football Hosts Bowling Green for Home Opener – Penn State

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – No. 8/8 Penn State Football hosts Bowling Green for its home opener in Beaver Stadium on Saturday at noon for the annual THON Game, Youth Sports & Spirit Day, 107K Family Reunion and Staff Appreciation Day. The contest will air on BTN with Chris Vosters (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst) and Dannie Rogers (sideline) on the call.

Fans are encouraged to visit Game Day Central for all information as it relates to Penn State Football game day traffic, parking and information on the match up. Real time traffic, parking and gate information will be shared on the Beaver Stadium X (formerly Twitter) account (@beaver_stadium).

Beaver Stadium’s family-friendly entrance, located at the ADA entrance, will open 2.5 hours before kickoff at 9:30 a.m., while the rest of the gates will open at 10 a.m. Fans are strongly encouraged to arrive early to ease the entry process.

Annual THON Game

• Saturday’s contest is the annual THON Awareness Game.
• THON is the largest student-run philanthropy in the country bringing awareness to pediatric cancer and raising funds for the Four Diamonds Fund.
• There will be a gold ribbon zone in the student section next to the traditional S-Zone.
• THON Families will be in attendance and honored at the game.

 Happy Valley Hospitality/Tailgating Reminders

• Penn State Athletics reminds fans to be respectful, show their Happy Valley Hospitality and exhibit the behaviors to make Beaver Stadium game day safe. Be loud, proud, respectful, responsible, great fans and gracious hosts.
• Fans are asked to please be alert to cars entering and exiting the parking lot.

Tailgating Recycling Reminders

• Intercollegiate Athletics has also worked diligently on recycling and sustainability across ICA events and activities. Those sustainability efforts include making recycling bags available in the Beaver Stadium parking lots. Fans are encouraged to be environmentally responsible and participate in Penn State’s recycling and sustainability efforts by separating recyclable items before, during and after the game.
• Blue recycling bags and clear trash bags are located throughout the Beaver Stadium parking lots. Bottles and cans only should be placed in the blue recycling bags. All other items should be placed in the clear trash bags.

On-Field Pregame Show Begins at 11:40 a.m.

• Fans are asked to arrive for the start of the on-field pregame show beginning at 11:40 a.m.
• The show features the Penn State Traditions video, the Penn State Blue…