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Penn State merchandise overtakes Florida in Homefield’s ‘Big New Saturday’ sales record

Penn State quarterback Todd Blackledge guided Penn State to its first national championship in the 1983 Sugar Bowl, won the Davey O’Brien Award and came in sixth in the Heisman voting.
Penn State quarterback Todd Blackledge guided Penn State to its first national championship in the 1983 Sugar Bowl, won the Davey O’Brien Award and came in sixth in the Heisman voting. Centre Daily Times

Homefield announced the sale of its Penn State merchandise as a part of its “Big New Saturday” drop back on Aug. 7.

Penn State gear is now the best-selling in the site’s history, beating out second-place Florida and third-place Georgia with three hours to spare, Homefield announced on Saturday via Twitter.

“We were blown away and humbled, frankly by the response from Penn State fans but not surprised,” Homefield founder and CEO Connor Hitchcock said via e-mail. “We’ve got a lot of printing and shipping to do!”

The collection of Penn State merchandise include a tank top, T-shirts, hoodies and crewneck sweatshirts. Football, wrestling and ice hockey are represented among the school’s retro clothes. Hitchcock said that the company plans on releasing more Penn State merchandise in the future — “this is just the beginning,” he said.

Homefield announced an Ohio State line on Sunday to be released this Saturday, completing the list of Big Ten schools to have officially licensed products on the site.

This story was originally published August 14, 2022 at 7:12 PM.

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Kyle J. Andrews
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Kyle J. Andrews is a 2018 graduate of the University of Baltimore, home of the perennially undefeated Bees. Prior to heading to the Centre Daily Times, he spent times as a sports reporter for the Baltimore Sun Media Group, covering the Ravens and Orioles for 105.7 The Fan, Baltimore Beatdown and Fox Sports 1340 AM.
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