Exciting news for college football fans! ESPN’S College Game Day is setting up shop in front of Old Main ahead of Penn State’s game with Michigan on Saturday.
The pre-game college football program will air live from 9 a.m. to Noon on Saturday.
Starting Wednesday at 8 p.m., Pollock Road will be closed until Saturday evening to accomidate for the ESPN crews. The Pugh/Henderson mall sidewalk, which is on the east side of Old Main, will also likely be closed Wednesday until the set is completed on Thursday, and again on Saturday after the show.
For fans interested in watching the show live, per ESPN and Penn State, the following regulations will be in place.
Fans may begin lining up for access to the pit Saturday at 4 a.m. ET, with the pit being open at approximately 6:30 a.m. (no overnight camping)
Fans entering the pit will be screened by security using metal detection wands
No bags, backpacks or purses are permitted
No offensive, vulgar, inappropriate or solicitation signage will be allowed (i.e., no political, religious, or .com, .org, .net signage)
No signs or flags on a stick
No pens, pencils, markers or dry erase boards
No food or drinks
Throwing of objects is prohibited
For parking recommendations, Penn State released the following suggestions in a news release.
The Beaver Stadium parking lots will open at 8 a.m.
Students who live on campus are encouraged to walk to Old Main lawn or take the CATA White or Blue Loop bus and walk from stops on Burrowes Street or the Schlow Library on Beaver Avenue (White) or intersection of College Avenue and Allen Street (Blue).
Students who live off campus and State College residents are encouraged to walk to Old Main or take the CATA bus and walk from the Schlow Library stop on Beaver Avenue.
Students and fans who plan to park near College GameDay location
For fans who plan to drive to attend College GameDay, there are three downtown parking garages that are within three blocks of the Old Main lawn that have hourly rates: the Beaver Avenue Garage, the Fraser Street Garage and the Pugh Street Garage. Metered street parking also is available downtown.
There also are four parking garages on campus: East, Eisenhower, HUB and Nittany parking decks. There is a flat fee of $25 to park in the University decks on football game day.
Fans who plan to park in Beaver Stadium lots and attend GameDay
Fans who have a Beaver Stadium parking permit and plan to park in their game day space and then attend College GameDay are encouraged to walk to Old Main (1.3 miles) or take the CATA White or Blue Loop bus to downtown and walk (2-3 blocks).
Fans can pick up the CATA White Loop near the Northbound lane of University Drive, just south of the intersection with Hastings Road and outside Gate D of the Bryce Jordan Center. The White Loop also stops in front of the Intramural Building and makes three more stops as it heads west on Curtin Road. Fans can walk from Schlow Library to Old Main.
Fans can pick up the CATA Blue Loop on Curtin Road in front of McCoy Natatorium and Shields Building and walk from the intersection of College Avenue and Allen Street to Old Main.
