More than 60 radio stations in three states will carry the Penn State Sports Network's "The Penn State Coaches Show Featuring James Franklin Presented by Pepsi" this season, with the debut program set to air Thursday, Aug. 30. The program also will be carried live on LionVision on GoPSUsports.com.
The one-hour program will be live from Primanti Bros. downtown every Thursday at 6:05 p.m. from late August through mid-March. Fans are invited to attend the program throughout the year. Primanti Bros. will have a special on Thursday evenings where fans will get a three-topping 14" pizza, family style salad and pitcher of soda for just $14.99 or an 18" pizza for $16.99.
Fans attending the radio show are encouraged to park in the McAllister Street parking garage with the Garner Street parking lot closed due to construction.
The August 30 show will feature field hockey head coach Char Morett-Curtiss and head football coach James Franklin. Franklin will arrive immediately following practice at approximately 6:30 p.m.
Football head coach James Franklin will be the featured guest from late August until the end of the football season. In late November, men's basketball head coach Patrick Chambers will be the featured guest until mid-March. In addition to Franklin and Chambers, "The Penn State Coaches Show" will include various coaches from other Penn State teams and athletics administrators.
"The Penn State Coaches Show Presented by Pepsi" will feature guests answering questions from fans at Primanti Bros. and online. Fans can submit questions to www.GoPSUsports.com/askthecoach.
Steve Jones, the radio play-by-play voice of the Nittany Lion football and basketball teams, is host of "The Penn State Coaches Show Presented by Pepsi" and will be joined by Roger Corey, who hosts the Penn State Sports Network's football pre-game Tailgate Show. Jeff Tarman is the producer of the show.
"The Penn State Coaches Show Presented by Pepsi" can be heard on stations throughout Pennsylvania as well as New York City, Wheeling, West Virginia and Elmira, New York.
A complete listing of Penn State Sports Network affiliates can be found at: http://gopsusports.com/sports/2018/8/8/ot-radio-tv-html.aspx.
In addition to the stations carrying the program, all Penn State football and Nittany Lion basketball broadcasts can be heard on the 60-plus station Penn State Sports Network and for free on LionVision on www.GoPSUsports.com (http://www.gopsusports.com/collegesportslive/).
The Penn State Sports Network is syndicated by Penn State Sports Properties, a property of Learfield Sports.
The No. 10/9-ranked Nittany Lions open the season against Appalachian State at 3:30 p.m. on Big Ten Network.
A limited number of single game tickets for the 2018 season presented by PSECU are available for Appalachian State, Kent State and Maryland. Verified resale tickets are available for all 7 home games via ticketmaster.com. With more than 6,300 new season tickets sold, the season ticket allotment for the 2018 season is exhausted. For information on joining the Nittany Lion Club, as well as club seating in Beaver Stadium, fans can visit www.NittanyLionClub.com, call 1-800-NITTANY weekdays from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. or visit the Bryce Jordan Center ticket office weekdays from 10 a.m-6 p.m.
