UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; June 17, 2012 - The 2012-13 Penn State student football and men's basketball ticket season sale will begin on Monday, June 18. The Senior class again will kick off the sale on Monday, with the sale continuing through the Friday, June 22 graduate student ticket sale.
A complete set of instructions and the daily schedule are posted at Student Central: www.GoPSUsports.com/studentcentral.
Intercollegiate Athletics recommends that all students eligible to participate this week thoroughly review all sale instructions before their assigned ticket sale date. Students should also consider printing out a copy of the sale instructions for reference while purchasing their ticket. All sales will occur online.
More than 21,000 student football season tickets will be available for the Nittany Lions' passionate and energetic student section for Coach Bill O'Brien's first season as head coach. Penn State has the nation's largest full season student season ticket section in the nation.
Pre-registration was not required for this year's sale and each class will be allocated a specific amount of tickets. A "Sold Out" message will be posted to Student Central when ticket resources have been exhausted for that day's respective class sale.
Students looking forward to being part of what ESPN The Magazine called "The Nation's No. 1 Student Section," will witness a home schedule that includes five bowl teams from 2011, including Ohio State, Wisconsin, Northwestern and are strongly encouraged to buy season tickets. Demand is expected to be high for many games, including the Sept. 1 season opener vs. Ohio and the Sept. 15 game vs. Navy for Military Appreciation Day.
For an additional $40, students will be able to purchase 2012-13 men's basketball season tickets for the Nittany Lions' second season under head coach Patrick Chambers. The Nittany Lions lost just one senior and return nine players from last year, including senior guard Tim Frazier, a 2012 first-team All-Big Ten selection, and will welcome four new players to the team this season.
The Lady Lion basketball team, the 2012 Big Ten Champions, will feature free home admission for students again this year. Students may also purchase the official 2012 Penn State White Out T-shirt or join the Student Nittany Lion Club and begin earning NLC points during this week's sale.
For more information on important dates as well as the purchasing process, please visit www.GoPSUsports.com/studentcentral. Students should note all deadlines and procedures that need to be followed.
Specific questions about the sale can be addressed by calling the Athletics Customer Relations Center at 1-800-NITTANY (648-8269) from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. this week or sending questions to: studenttickets@psu.edu.
2012 PENN STATE STUDENT SEASON TICKET SALE SCHEDULE
SENIORS - June 18: Sale begins at 7:00 AM Eastern Time. Sale concludes when all Senior allocated tickets are sold or 2:00 PM Eastern Time.
JUNIORS - June 19: Sale begins at 7:00 AM Eastern Time. Sale concludes when all Junior allocated tickets are sold or 2:00 PM Eastern Time.
SOPHOMORES - June 20: Sale begins at 7:00 AM Eastern Time. Sale concludes when all Sophomore allocated tickets are sold or 2:00 PM Eastern Time.
FRESHMEN - June 21: Sale begins at 8:00 PM Eastern Time. Sale concludes when all freshmen allocated tickets are sold or 12:00 AM Eastern Time.
GRADUATE STUDENTS - June 22: Sale begins at 7:00 AM Eastern Time. Sale concludes when all Graduate Student allocated tickets are sold or 2:00 PM Eastern Time.