Penn State Athletics delays student ticket sales for 2020 football season
Students will have to wait for a chance to buy student tickets to watch Penn State football this season.
The university’s athletic department sent an email to students announcing a delay in the sale of student tickets for the 2020 season until “final decisions are made.”
Student news publications The Daily Collegian and Onward State first reported the decision.
“As always, the health and safety of our student-athletes, coaches, staff, fans and community will be our top priority,” the email reportedly said. “Please do your part by following health and safety guidelines. We ask for your continued patience and understanding as we develop our plan for the fall. Once we have greater clarity, we will communicate via email with more details about our fall season.”
While Penn State has not yet released any information on how many — if any — fans will be in attendance at Beaver Stadium this fall, should a season occur, university President Eric Barron indicated Monday during a virtual town hall that a packed stadium is unlikely.
“This would be an opportunity, if we were to fill our stadiums with outside individuals, we would be once again resetting the situation for our communities and having the potential to create a super-spreader event,” Barron said.
With the 2020 season still up in the air, the Penn State athletic department has moved into phase two of its return plan, which includes the return of football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball student-athletes to campus, along with football coaches. The email sent to students indicated this was the beginning of the process for a potential return.
“This return to campus for our student-athletes is a first step in making sure they’re healthy and ready to play should we be able to return to competition this fall,” the email read.
This story was originally published June 23, 2020 at 8:15 PM.
