UPDATED @ 10:33 a.m.: We’ve posted a map of the Homecoming Parade route. Provided via the Penn State Homecoming website, it’s posted to the right of this text.
Also, StateCollege.com will carry live video coverage of the parade Friday evening. The coverage, provided by students in the university’s College of Communications, will appear on our Homecoming page. The parade is slated to start at 6 p.m. and will affect traffic patterns.
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Nearly century-old traditions will come to life this weekend as Penn State Homecoming kicks into full swing.
Homecoming event highlights are posted here, in our special section dedicated to the festivities. Meanwhile, late Thursday, the university issued a football-related advisory with a few game reminders for fans. The Nittany Lions are set to take on the Fighting Illini of Illinois at noon Saturday in Beaver Stadium. (Television coverage will appear on ESPN2.)
Here’s a rundown from the university’s football event advisory:
- A Post-Homecoming Tailgate is set for the Ashenfelter Multi-Sports Facility, next door to the Jordan Center. It will begin immediately after the game. Last year’s Blue Sapphire, P.J. Maierhofer, will appear with other alumni celebrities, including Lori Bowers-Uhazie — the first Blue Sapphire at Penn State — Bruce Clark, Kevin Kelly and Allison Baver. Music, food and games will be on hand, too, for the Alumni Association-sponsored event.
- The pre-game TailGreat Show is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Bryce Jordan Center. It will feature the Lionettes, the Blue Band, the Alumni Blue Band, and the university cheerleaders. Nittany Lion Kids Club members may meet the Lion mascot backstage. Doors will open at 9 a.m.
- At tailgating events surrounding Beaver Stadium, fans should take care to pull their vehicles fully into the parking spaces and allow as much room as possible in the aisles of each row. It’s important for safety, Penn State advised.
- Use plastic bottles at tailgating events. Broken glass poses a hazard to livestock that graze in the grass fields and to people who use the space at other times.
The thorough advisory is posted on the university athletics website.
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