If you have your wedding on a Penn State football game day, don't expect Rose Barton to be there.
News-Education-Penn State-Penn State Fans, Tailgates & Memories
Fran Sonne, an attorney and college instructor, watched some pregame coverage in her living room on Saturday morning before joining a caravan of decorated cars headed to Beaver Stadium.
Cousins Susan Gerhart and Bill Unger inherited their fanatical tendency to love the Nittany Lions.
Despite his attire at Saturday’s game, Herb McCollom insists he was “dull” as a student.
It was a wild ride driving in a Winnebago from Happy Valley to the Orange Bowl when gasoline was being rationed in the midst of the oil crisis of 1973.
Pier Hess took a less traditional route to stay out of the rain at Saturday’s game.
I asked a parking attendant on Saturday to tell me who normally enters his lot on game days first.
Tailgating at Penn State is personal when you're a fellow student-athlete. Brianne O'Rourke, a senior from Pittsburgh, was sporting a Nittany Lion jersey she had bought as a freshman on Saturday at the women's basketball team tailgate, and munched on some breakfast before going into the stadium.
On Saturday, Erica Shoop asked some Oregon State fans what flavor jello shot they'd prefer, and her father Gary invited them to get out of the rain under his tent.
For 40 years Mildred Johnson has helped kick-start the spirit of game day with her big tailgate spreads.
Penn State tried to tell Peggy Stine she’s not a true Penn Stater. But she didn’t listen.
It started when Penn State fans Tom and Cindy Socie made friends with some Ohio State fans about eight years ago.
Ken Bond and Scott Snider didn’t let some clouds and rain deter them from having a sunny day at the beach.
Like most great tailgates, the Leitzell family home game gatherings have humble roots.


























































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