Penn State fans get Big Macs after all

Penn State Men's Basketball Coach, Patrick Chambers, hands Josh Penn, left, a free burger at the McDonald's located at 442 East College Ave., in State College, Pa., February 15, 2012. Penn State runs a promotion during home games that if the team scores 70 points everyone who attends the game gets a free McDonalds burger. On Saturday, February, 11, 2012 the team scored 67 points against Nebraska coming just short of the 70 needed. As a way to reward fans Chambers bought and distributed 200 free burgers to fans Wednesday. Nabil K. Mark CENTRE DAILY TIMESBuy Photo

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Apparently, Patrick Chambers felt a little badly about the way Saturday's win over Nebraska turned out for Penn State's fans.

Or maybe the Nittany Lions' basketball coach is just in the Valentine's Day spirit.

Either way, Chambers will be at the McDonald's on College Avenue from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday giving out free Big Macs to the first 200 Penn State students who bring a ticket stub from Saturday's 67-51 defeat of Nebraska in the Bryce Jordan Center or wear a Nittany Nation T-shirt.

Penn State has had a season-long promotion that allows fans to redeem ticket stubs from home games for free Big Macs every time the Nittany Lions score 70 points or more. Penn State had 67 points with just over two minutes remaining in Saturday's game but Chambers, who had a big lead and didn't want to show up Nebraska's Doc Sadler, pulled his starters and instructed his backups to hold the ball for the final possession.

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