Students were again asked to wear white to the following game against Iowa in what is considered to be one of the program's worst outings. Over 20,000 students participated and, despite losing the game, it was deemed a success.
In 2004, to try and draw extra excitement for the team in what was a down year for the program, the Penn State Athletic Department asked students to wear white to the upcoming game against Purdue. Dubbed "Operation Visine" (to "get the red out"), this precursor to the modern White Out worked, as there was not only record attendance, most of whom were Penn State fans, but the Nittany Lions upset #7 Nebraska 40–7. An email began to be circulated amongst Penn State fans to both wear blue to the game and not to sell their tickets to Cornhusker fans. In 2002, leading up to a much hyped up game against Nebraska, there was a fear that a "Sea of Red" would overtake the stands in Beaver Stadium. The White Out is the football program’s premier home event, and as such, it frequently touts some of Penn State’s biggest rivalries, non-conference opponents, and highly rated recruiting opportunities. Six other teams have each made a single appearance, of which only three were not members of the Big Ten Conference. Iowa is currently scheduled to become the third team to make multiple appearances, with its second during the 2023-24 season. Ohio State has appeared in the second most with five. Michigan has appeared in the most White Out games, currently sitting at six. During these games, Zombie Nation's Kernkraft 400 replaces Fight On, State as the fight song after Penn State scores. All White Out games are showcased with an advanced fireworks display lining the east and west (long ends) of Beaver Stadium. It has been described as "the best atmosphere in college football." It is also among the most expensive regular season games of college football, with ticket prices ranging upwards of $250. The White Out is a tradition at the Pennsylvania State University during select Nittany Lions home football games, where all spectators come dressed in white. The likes of Michael Mauti and Michael Zordich were in attendance and received plenty of love from the Nittany Lion faithful.Not to be confused with Winnipeg White out. Athletics wrote that the team “overcame a lot of adversity and banded together through unprecedented circumstances.” That 2012 team went 8-4 in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal. Penn State announced in its weekly game notes that it would honor its 2012 team between the first and second quarters. Keep them separate so we can fully enjoy each one on its own. It’s just too damn much in one week, honestly. Personally, I don’t think this should ever happen again, but I understand why it happened this year. Let’s just say the Minnesota game serving as both Homecoming and the White Out was…interesting. The throwback look most notably featured the players’ numbers on their helmets, and it’s a nice change of pace from the normal uniform the team usually rocks. With Saturday’s game also serving Penn State’s annual Homecoming, the Nittany Lions donned their classic “Generations of Greatness” uniforms. Homecoming/White Out Collab, ‘Generations Of Greatness’ Uniforms On Display It was a disaster.įAN ON THE FIELD! /bT4JlC3JWb- Onward State October 23, 2022 Security guards were pushing students, people were falling, and some even had panic attacks and trouble breathing because of the congestion and chaos. What an absolutely dangerous shitshow the entire process was.
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There was quite the buzz in the stadium more than an hour before kickoff, as the student section was pretty full at that point. Student Section Mobbed An Hour Before Kick, Dangerous Conditions Ensue Fellow Onward State staffers Alex Petersen and Frankie Marzano joined me on my first trip of the day. Then, us being the cocktagon stans we are, we had to make our way over to one to set the tone for the day. Considering how chilly it’s gotten recently, I think everyone was overjoyed with the gift we got on Saturday.
I was rocking shorts and a t-shirt like it was a summer day. I headed up to the tailgating lots at around 11 a.m., and the vibes couldn’t have been any better.
What a gorgeous late-October day in State College, folks.
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