Dec. 31, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Penn State alumni, students and fans in southern California for the 95th Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi, featuring the Nittany Lions and the USC Trojans, can get revved up at the Penn State Pep Rally on Wednesday, Dec. 31.
The Penn State pep rally will begin at 3:30 p.m., at the Beverly Hills High School Football Field, 241 South Moreno Drive in Beverly Hills and will feature Coach Joe Paterno and the Nittany Lion football team, Blue Band, cheerleaders, Nittany Lion, and some rallying words from Coach Paterno, Penn State President Graham Spanier, and Alumni Association Executive Director Roger Williams.
The pep rally is free and open to all fans.
The pep rally is sponsored by the Penn State Alumni Association and Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics, as well as in part by the Alumni Association's business partner Bank of America. For more information on these events, visit the Alumni Association's Web site at www.alumni.psu.edu/events or call 800-546-LION (5466).
The Penn State Alumni Association is the largest dues-paying alumni association in the world with more than 160,000 members. Established in 1870, the Alumni Association strives to connect alumni to the University and to each other, provide valuable benefits to members and support the University's mission of teaching, research and service. For more information on the Alumni Association, go to www.alumni.psu.edu.
Big Ten Champion Penn State (11-1) and Pac-10 Champion Southern California (11-1) will clash on New Year's Day in "The Granddaddy of Them All." The contest will be played at the Rose Bowl Stadium (88,500) in Pasadena, Calif. The game will kick at 2:10 p.m. PT/5:10 p.m. ET and air on ESPN on ABC, ESPN Radio and the Penn State Sports Network.
The Nittany Lions will be making their 35th bowl appearance under Paterno, who is the all-time leader in bowl appearances and victories (23).