Sept. 10, 2013
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State students can attend this Saturday's primetime game against unbeaten UCF and the Sept. 21 contest with Kent State at a special price -- two tickets for $40 each with their valid student ID.
Students from all Penn State campuses and the World Campus are able to buy two tickets for the next two Nittany Lion home games.
Tickets for the 6 p.m. clash between Penn State (2-0) and UCF (2-0) are available in advance by calling 1-800-NITTANY (weekdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) or in-person at the Beaver Stadium ticket office (weekdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.).
This special student ticket offer also is available this Saturday at the Bryce Jordan Center ticket office from 12 p.m. until kickoff. For next week's 3:30 p.m. Kent State game, the Jordan Center ticket office will be open from 8 a.m. until kickoff.
The seats for this special student ticket offer will not be located in the 21,000-seat student section in Beaver Stadium.
Coach Bill O'Brien's Nittany Lions improved to 2-0 with a 45-7 win over Eastern Michigan last Saturday in Beaver Stadium. In his second career start, quarterback Christian Hackenberg broke the school record for freshman passing yardage with 311 yards. Running backs Bill Belton and Akeel Lynch each gained 108 yards to help Penn State roll to 574 yards, its highest total in five years. The Penn State defense held the Eagles to no points, 183 yards and just two first downs in the second half.
Public tickets for the UCF and Kent State games, as well as Penn State season and single game tickets are available at www.GoPSUsports.com/tickets or by calling 1-800-NITTANY, weekdays from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The Beaver Stadium ticket office near Gate E will open Saturday at 2 p.m. for day of game sales.