Aug. 3, 2016
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. - The Nittany Lion football team hits the practice fields for the start of training camp for its 130th season Thursday. In addition to the first day of practice, the Penn State coaches and players will meet with the media on Thursday for the team's preseason Media Day.
GoPSUsports.com will play host to extensive media day coverage, including free live streaming audio inside College Sports LIVE during press conferences featuring Coach Franklin and coordinators Brent Pry, Joe Moorhead and Charles Huff beginning at 11 a.m. from the Beaver Stadium Media Room. Additionally, the BTN will be streaming Coach Franklin's 11 a.m. press conference on BTN2Go.
Beginning at 12:45 p.m., GoPSUsports.com will host "Media Day Extra Point" with 90 minutes of streaming video interviews featuring a host of coaches and student-athletes from the field in Beaver Stadium. The free stream will begin when Coach Franklin joins host Brian Tripp on the GoPSUsports.com set at 12:45 p.m.
Franklin and the coaching staff will schedule the initial two weeks of the 29 allotted preseason practices around the last seven days of classes and final exams for Penn State's second summer academic session. Final exams are Aug.12. The team can begin practicing in full pads during the sixth practice of camp.
The Nittany Lions return 18 starters and 40 letterwinners and opens the season on Sept. 3 against Kent State. A maximum of 105 players at NCAA colleges and universities are permitted to participate in football training camp. Additional players can begin practice with the team on the first day of classes for the fall semester.
Single game and season tickets for the 2016 campaign, which includes five Big Ten home games for the first time, are on sale with more than 4,000 new season tickets having been sold. There will not be any increase in the price of Penn State football season tickets or Nittany Lion Club donation levels for next season. For information on joining the Nittany Lion Club and purchasing new 2016 season tickets, the Recent Graduate program (35 percent discount on season tickets) as well as club seating in Beaver Stadium, fans can visit www.PSUnrivaled.com, call 1-800-NITTANY weekdays from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. or visit the Bryce Jordan Center ticket office weekdays from 9 a.m-4:30 p.m.