Penn State football fans get their Nittany Lions back in Beaver Stadium − and on TV − this weekend for their annual spring afternoon scrimmage.
Penn State’s Blue-White Game is coming Saturday. Highlights include following the progress of young, up-and-coming stars and seasoned transfers on both sides of the ball, such as new receiver Julian Fleming.
Quarterbacks Drew Allar, Beau Pribula and rookie Ethan Grunkemeyer will lead a hopefully new-and-improved offense under the guidance of first-year coordinator Andy Kotelnicki.
The Blue-White Game is billed as Penn State University’s unofficial annual spring reunion. In 2023, an estimated 63,000 fans were in attendance − the ninth time in 10 years the game has drawn more than 60,000.
Here are details on how to watch and listen and for attending:
Saturday, April 13, Beaver Stadium: The scrimmage begins at 2 p.m. Fans can begin entering the stadium through gates A,B,C and E at noon.
The game will be aired live on the Big Ten Network
WSBA-910 AM, WSBA-93.9 FM; WHGB-1400 AM, WHGB-96.5, 95.3 FM
You can live stream the game here, at LionVision, beginning at 1:45 p.m. Saturday
Admission is free.
Parking lots open at 8 a.m., Saturday
Mobile parking passes will be the preferred delivery method. Fans are asked to make sure to download their mobile parking passes to Apple Wallet or Google Pay, $20 each, in advance of game day.
Those without a pass will be charged $20 per car and $60 for RVs and buses upon arrival. Cash and cards will be accepted at the lots.
Parking will also be available at the on-campus parking decks (HUB, East, Eisenhower, Nittany, and West) for $20.
Cloudy skies early with partial clearing in the afternoon. Breezy throughout. Temperatures will only reach into the low- to mid-50s.
∎ A block party will be held on Curtin Road between University Drive and Porter Road, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Activities include rides, carnival games, face painting, live music and food vendors.
∎ The Blue-White Apparel and Equipment Sale will run on from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., or while supplies last, at Pegula Ice Arena.
∎ Fans also can meet current and former Penn State players, before and after the game, through a pay event hosted by Happy Valley United, Penn State’s NIL collective.
Penn State lettermen, including LaVar Arrington, Brandon Short, Trace McSorley and Matt McGloin, will appear at Medlar Field, across the street from Beaver Stadium, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Current players and coaches are expected from 5 to 8 p.m.
Tickets for the event are $85 per person and are available here.
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Frank Bodani covers Penn State football for the York Daily Record and USA Today Network. Contact him at fbodani@ydr.com and follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @YDRPennState.