Sept. 4, 2016
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. - Penn State Football's first visit to Pittsburgh in 16 years is set to kick at noon on Sept. 10 on ESPN. Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Brock Huard (color commentary) and Allison Williams (sideline) will call the game.
The Nittany Lions visit the Panthers in the Steel City for the first time since a 12-0 loss during the 2000 season. The game is the first of the four-game home-and-home Keystone Classic presented by People's Natural Gas series between Penn State and Pitt.
The Nittany Lions have met the Panthers more than any other opponent - 96 times - with Penn State owning a 50-42-4 series advantage. The teams first met in 1893 and played every season from 1900-31 and 1935-92, often in a compelling final game of the regular season. The teams did not meet from 1993-96, when Penn State began play in the Big Ten Conference, and then played a four-game series from 1997-2000, with the Nittany Lions winning the 1997-99 contests on the field.
Every Penn State football game has been televised the past 11 seasons and 275 of the last 277 contests overall have been on TV. Penn State will play at least one regular season night game for the 17th consecutive season.
Penn State's games will also be available on the Penn State Sports Network and GoPSUsports.com. Pregame coverage begins at 10:30 a.m.
The Nittany Lions opened the 2016 campaign with a 33-13 win over Kent State at Beaver Stadium Saturday.
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 5,500 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.